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How Blake Scholl Went to Mach Speeds: The Boom Supersonic Story
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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