There’s a misconception that in order to build a hard tech company you need billions of dollars to even create an MVP. But that’s not always the case. Take Astranis for example. They got their start building a small prototype in an apartment and today they’re worth more than a billion dollars and are gearing up to launch four new satellites into space on a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket. We visited Astranis co-founders John Gedmark and Ryan MckLinko to find out how they pulled it off and what lessons they have for founders who want to build a hard tech company of their own.
Chapters (Powered by https://bit.ly/chapterme-yc) –
00:00 – Intro
02:15 – What is it?
03:50 – First steps
06:45 – Demo satellite?
09:00 – Scrappy
10:55 – Testing
12:20 – Satellites to launch
