It’s another fun episode this week as I sit down with Alex Fielding, co-founder and CEO of Privateer. You may have heard about Privateer when it first emerged last year, with few details about it, but intriguingly having Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak as its President and co-founder. Earlier this year, Privateer came further out of stealth and we learned that, among other things, they are doing space situational awareness … and got a sponsorship from Swiss watchmaker Omega! But there is so much more to the story. Listen to the episode to find out. Full disclosure: my venture fund E2MC is an investor in Privateer.Opportunities to learn more about space business:
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro2:32 Elevator Pitch4:22 Alex's career path9:35 A comparison between space and oceans10:56 The domain awareness aspect and insurance in LEO15:44 The tragedy of the commons in space19:11 Space debris and mapping problems25:04 Infrastructure vs Applications29:46 How Privateer looks in practice34:30 The "rocket science" developer issue37:14 The initial Privateer apps40:24 Fun apps43:41 What is missing?45:26 Timeframe46:31 The name "Privateer"47:49 Being based in Hawaii53:12 Other interests in space58:26 Sci-Fi
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