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Space Business Podcast #107 - Ben Haldeman, LifeShip: DNA to Space


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Do you want to send your DNA to space - to orbit, or to the Moon? You can already do that: LifeShip is a California-based startup offering that service. They have already sold thousands of their kits. Hear about their story from founder Ben Haldeman, who was also an early employee at Planet, the well-known Eartly observation company. Enjoy!

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    Timestamps

    0:00 Intro
    2:12 Elevator Pitch
    3:33 Origin story
    5:51 From inspiration to product
    7:24 The product
    8:50 First Space missions
    10:18 Customer motivation
    14:00 Go to market
    15:42 Customer demographics
    17:25 What the customer gets
    18:42 Future missions
    21:49 What if Aliens find it?
    23:23 Bureaucracy and restrictions
    24:46 How to protect DNA in space
    26:08 Vision
    29:31 Potential future products
    31:59 Funding
    33:21 B2B element
    35:50 What else is interesting in space?
    37:58 Sci-Fi
    ...more
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