Chapters:

(0:00) Intro

(01:37 Why Alex Started Orb Aerospace

(07:39) Reality of the Founder Life

(09:07) Thiel Fellows

(14:18) Exploitative vs Redemptive Entrepreneurship

(17:20) Thiel Fellow as a Tribe

(20:03) Trials of Success and Failure

(22:45) Alex's Religious Journey

(26:04) Orb's Mission and Culture

(29:56) How Alex & Steve Met

(31:32) Being "Normal" vs. "Different"

(34:25) Our New Technological Era

(40:10) Alex's Vision for Orb

(51:20) Regulations & Innovation

(54:10) Orb's Products

(1:07:55) Orb's Plan for 2025

(1:12:12) Government Affairs & Lobbying

(1:14:19) DJI & If America Turns It Around

(1:19:17) ACS and the Business Landscape

(1:25:20) Being Authentic

(1:33:34) Outro

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Alex Taylor is a Thiel Fellow and the founder of Orb Aerospace, an electric humanitarian aerospace company he started in 2017. Orb is on a mission to revolutionize transportation by creating a global aerospace network that doesn't rely on traditional infrastructure.

Follow Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-taylor-06432915b/

Alex's Company (Orb Aerospace): https://www.orb.aero/

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