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How Blake Scholl Went to Mach Speeds: The Boom Supersonic Story
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In this episode of Minus One, Aditya Agarwal and Jonathan Brebner sit down with Blake Scholl, who went from Groupon product leader to founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic, to discuss his pursuit of reviving supersonic travel.
With a vision to make high-speed air travel accessible to millions, Scholl is working to bring back a capability many believed was lost after the Concorde era.
They explore the key factors in building a legacy company (hint: it’s not funding or technology), Boom’s pivotal challenges—and how he continues to push forward, and the “slacker index”.
Connect with us here:
1. Blake Scholl- https://x.com/bscholl
2. Aditya Agarwal- https://x.com/adityaag
3. Jonathan Brebner- https://x.com/JPBrebner
4. South Park Commons – https://x.com/southpkcommons
00:00 Trailer
01:56 Introduction
05:46 From Amazon to supersonic flight
09:39 Overcoming challenges and fear of failure
16:44 The importance of shorter gratification cycles
23:35 Storytelling in hard tech
25:09 Building a dream team
27:42 Lessons learned in progress
29:52 Building our own jet engines
38:53 Challenging conventional wisdom
44:01 Inspiration and legacy
45:55 Future plans
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