On this episode of the Jason Cavness Experience I talk to Miguel Ayala - CEO & Director at Aphelion Aerospace We talk about the following Aphelion Aerospace Their equity based crowdfunding campaign Lots of space related items Doing engineering at a startup vs a corporation Advice on various subjects. Miguel’s Bio Miguel has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, leadership, and management of multidisciplinary engineering teams developing aircraft, launch vehicles, spacecraft, and associated ground support equipment in high-profile government and commercial space programs. Miguel is passionate about contributing to groundbreaking innovations in space exploration and aerospace transportation. With the intent of becoming an effective well-rounded leader, he has devoted his entire career to gaining a broad background in engineering and leadership, encompassing: small startups and large corporations; design, analysis, test, and manufacturing; propulsion, structures, mechanisms, and thermofluid systems; technical leadership; project and people management. Previous programs include ULA Vulcan rocket at Belcan, Orion spacecraft and A2100 satellites at Lockheed Martin, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets at SpaceX, aircraft GNC at L3Harris, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 aircraft engines and ISS habitat module at Honeywell, and NASA Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster processing at Northrop Grumman. Miguel holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA. He also holds Bachelor’s degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering from Arizona State University. Miguel’s Social Media Miguel’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-ayala-1a11aa54/ Miguel’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Migsy78 Miguel’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miguelaayala78/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aphelionaerospace/ Company FB: https://www.facebook.com/aphelionaerosp Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/aphelionaerosp Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aphelionaerospace/ Company YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPGHQnTmGr1wI3kNwKqlww Miguel’s Gift Miguel is inviting followers of The Jason Cavness Experience to invest in their equity crowdfunding campaign. You can find the details at the link below. https://www.startengine.com/aphelion-aerospace Miguel’s Advice I know there's a lot of hype about young entrepreneurs starting businesses. It's really, really hard. The probability of somebody fresh out of college running a successful company. It's really hard. Then as you get older, and at the later part of your life, it's also hard. From the research that I've seen, you have a higher probability of success. If you start a company, mid career, meaning in your late 30s, 40s, early 50s in that 20 Year 30 year span from like 30 to 60.