Today, Nathan Halberstadt takes the torch of the New Founding Podcast for a special interview with the Co-Founders of Vashon Company, Santiago Pliego & Josh Clemans. They discuss the original inspiration for the New Founding Podcast, digital vs. physical industry, knights vs. cowboys, the ever expanding business frontier, and future of "expeditionary capitalism."

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Filip Aronshtein is a co-founder and CEO of Dirac, a startup focused on automating work instructions with software. He has a background in electrical engineering and robotics, having earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering in 2021 and an M.S. in Robotics from the same institution in 2022. Aronshtein has worked in various research and engineering roles, including positions at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Northrop Grumman.

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We cover a lot of meta-questions: his research methodology, sources, approach, and overall objectives.

(1:01) Introduction to the WWII series

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Last year, Josh Abbotoy, managing partner of New Founding and CEO of RidgeRunner, joined our podcast to discuss the vision for RidgeRunner, a portfolio company building charter communities in Appalachia. 

Many hit pieces later, 40 households involved, and thousands of acres of land purchased, he joins us again with the 12-month update on the project:

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Josh Abbotoy is the CEO of RidgeRunner. He is also a Managing Partner at New Founding. A seasoned private equity lawyer by background, Josh is the grateful beneficiary of Christian education, having been homeschooled, then earning his B.A. (History) from Union University and an M.A. (Medieval and Byzantine Studies) from the Catholic University of America before earning his J.D. at Harvard Law School. His writing has appeared in American Reformer, the American Mind and the Federalist, among other places. Josh lives with wife and three children in the Dallas, Texas area.

Today, Santiago & Josh interview Chrisman Frank, Co-Founder & CEO of Synthesis. Inspired by SpaceX's school for employees' children, Synthesis aims to provide similar educational experiences to a broader audience and at an affordable price. Synthesis's AI-driven tutor, launched a year ago, has seen significant success, with plans to expand to local schools and national governments. Frank shares his journey and emphasizes the importance of personalized, hands-on, and highly engaging education and the potential of AI to revolutionize learning.

(0:32) True believers, opportunists, and shifts in power

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Chrisman Frank is a entrepreneur and co-founder of Synthesis, an organization aimed at creating future innovators and problem-solvers. He was inspired to start Synthesis after visiting the Ad Astra lab school at SpaceX’s headquarters, where he saw kids learning and working together in a dynamic real-world environment. Frank was drawn to the school’s approach to learning, which emphasized solving problems and thinking creatively.

Frank’s background is in education and technology, and he has previously worked and an Early Engineer at Class Dojo. He is married with three children and has a passion for creating a new generation of innovators and leaders. Through Synthesis, Frank aims to teach students to think like Elon Musk and tackle real-world problems at scale.

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Today, Santiago & Josh interview Ethan Thornton, Founder of Mach Industries, to discuss the future of warfare, drones, and what Mach Industries is building to prepare the US to win the next conflict.

The future of warfare is mass-scale unmanned drone & hypersonic missiles. 

Total victory depends on the ability to build the most, the fastest, and the cheapest. 

Ethan Thornton dropped out of MIT and raised ~$90m at 19 years old to tackle this problem. 

This is the first look at Mach Industries: America’s next-gen warfare factory.

Part I - Factory Walkthrough

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