Relentless
Interviewing the greats.
Episodes
Manufacturing 1,000s of Nuclear Reactors | Isaiah Taylor, Valar Atomics
Isaiah Taylor is the Founder of Valar Atomics.Valar just became the first startup in history to power an NVIDIA Blackwell with a nuclear reactor.Timestamps:0:32 Manufacturing nuclear reactors is a SpaceX style problem2:58 Scaling from 1 reactor to 104:31 Why it’s so tempting to iterate on paper instead of actually building reactors7:37 Having contact with reality - modular shielding10:09 Steel is
Pablo Escobar was a logistics guy — Ryan Petersen
Ryan Petersen is the Founder and CEO of Flexport.Timestamps:0:03 Pablo Escobar was a logistics guy2:29 The explosion in tariff fraud 8:58 The Dutch East India Company11:20 History of global trade14:39 1,000x spice markup17:53 The British East India Company24:02 How the British got 20% of China addicted to opium27:44 The Forbes family & opium trade30:40 Jewish trading networks37:33 It’s illegal
How we're going to power the AI data center buildout | Energy Sec. Chris Wright & Scott Nolan
This conversation on how we're going to power the AI data center buildout is between US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Scott Nolan, Founder and CEO of General Matter.
The Manufacturing Startup That's Outcompeting China | Jim Belosic, SendCutSend | Round II
Jim Belosic is the founder and CEO of SendCutSend.
How to Start a Cult | Lulu Cheng Meservey
Lulu is a PR & Comms expert who works with many of the best startup founders in the world.
Why Elon Outcompetes Everyone | Eric Jorgenson
Eric Jorgenson is the author of The Book of Elon.
How Brian Armstrong Built Coinbase
My first interview with Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder & CEO of Coinbase.
Peter Beck — We're scaling Electron faster than SpaceX scaled Falcon 9
My first interview with Peter Beck, Founder and CEO of Rocket Lab.
Manufacturing 1 million drones a year | Soren Monroe-Anderson, Neros
Neros just acquired a new 250k square foot factory which will allow them to ramp production to 1M drones a year. This is my second interview with Soren Monroe-Anderson, Co-Founder and CEO of Neros.
What if Russia stopped selling uranium to the US tomorrow | Scott Nolan, General Matter
The history of uranium enrichment, early days of SpaceX, how Peter Thiel thinks.
The US vs. China Manufacturing Debate
My first debate on manufacturing between Sam D'Amico, founder of Impulse Labs, and Aaron Slodov, founder of Atomic Industries.
Space Datacenters | Baiju Bhatt, Aetherflux
Baiju Bhatt is Co-Founder of Robinhood and Founder of Aetherflux. We talked about the early days of Robinhood, how he thinks about design and failure, and his plan to build orbital data centers.
The Quest to Cure Alzheimer's | Sacha Schermerhorn, Babylon Bio
The history of Alzheimer’s research, structuring Babylon to survive many failures, filtering for missionaries vs mercenaries.
How micro1 grew from $4M to $200M revenue in a year | Ali Ansari
micro1 is one of the fastest growing startups in the AI training data / human intelligence space. We talked about what it's like hiring hundreds of doctors and lawyers in a week, how they're collecting real world data for robotics, and what it was like losing their biggest customer.
The Future of Metal Manufacturing | Machina Labs
My first interview with Ed Mehr, Co-Founder & CEO of Machina. What went wrong with early prototypes, rapid design iteration, why hardware companies require complex capital structures.
My Conversation with Mehul Nariyawala, Co-Founder of Matic
Production hell, why simplicity is so important, pain as a moat.
WTF is happening at xAI | Sulaiman Ghori
How Elon deals w fires, how xAI built their Colossus data center in 122 days, and why it's important to challenge requirements.
My Conversation with Shuo Wang, co-founder of deel
My first interview with Shuo Wang, Co-Founder & CRO of Deel.
How Zipline Scaled to 2 Million Drone Deliveries | Keller Cliffton
My first interview with Keller Cliffton, co-founder & CEO of Zipline.
Building Long-Range Supersonic Planes | Ian Brooke, Astro Mechanica
My first interview with Ian Brooke, founder & CEO of Astro Mechanica.
How Land Raising Works | Laurence Allen, Terranova
Laurence Allen is Co-Founder & CEO of Terranova.
Competing to Build the Fastest-Growing Energy Startup Ever | Base Power, Zach Dell & Justin Lopas
My first interview with Zach Dell & Justin Lopas, the Co-Founders of Base Power Company.
China, Robotics, & Open-Source AI | Clem Delangue
My first interview with Clem Delangue, Co-Founder & CEO of Hugging Face.
The Greatest World Conquerors In History | Ben Wilson
My first interview with Ben Wilson, creator of How To Take Over The World.
Curing Age-Related Diseases w Epigenetic Medicines | Lada Nuzhna, General Control
My first interview with Lada Nuzhna, Founder & CEO of General Control. General Control engineers epigenetic medicines for age-related diseases.
Why Elon Outcompetes Everyone | Shaun Maguire, Sequoia
My first interview with Shaun Maguire, Partner at Sequoia Capital.
Fireside Chat w Joshua Browder
Sat down with Joshua Browder, founder & CEO of DoNotPay, for the first ever Relentless shoot at night overlooking San Francisco.
A Look Inside Mold-Related Illness | Ariana Thacker, Moldco
My first interview with Ariana Thacker, cofounder & CEO of Moldco.
The Most Successful 3D Printing Startup In The US | Max Lobovsky, Formlabs
My first interview with Max Lobovsky, cofounder & CEO of Formlabs.
Building Unmanned Cargo Planes | David Zagaynov, Poseidon
My first interview with David Zagaynov, co-founder & CEO of Poseidon.
How Shinkei Is Reshoring America's Seafood Supply Chain | Saif Khawaja
Shinkei is building fish harvesting robots with the goal of reshoring America's seafood supply chain while radically improving the quality & shelf life of the fish we consume. Their Poseidon robot is scaling the traditional Japanese ike-jime method for killing fish which is humane and preserves texture, flavor, and freshness.
Precision Cargo Delivery From Space | Justin Fiaschetti, Inversion
First interview with Justin Fiaschetti, cofounder & CEO at Inversion. Inversion is building autonomous re-entry vehicles that enable precision cargo delivery from space in under an hour.
What It Takes To Build A Self-Sustaining City On Mars | Saurav Shroff, Starpath
First interview with Saurav Shroff, co-founder & CEO of Starpath.
The Inventor of the Onewheel | Kyle Doerksen
First interview with Kyle Doerksen, founder & CEO of Future Motion, the creator of Onewheel.
The Future of Electric Boats | Mitch Lee, Arc
First interview with Mitch Lee, cofounder & CEO of Arc Boats.
Building Long-Range Hypersonic Missiles | Bryon Hargis, Castelion
First interview with Bryon Hargis, cofounder & CEO of Castelion.
How To Solve The US Housing Crisis | Alexis Rivas, Cover
First interview with Alexis Rivas, cofounder & CEO of Cover.
How US Hardware Startups Will Outcompete China | Pari Singh, Flow
First interview with Pari Singh, founder & CEO of Flow.
The Manufacturing Startup That's Outcompeting China | Jim Belosic, SendCutSend
First interview with Jim Belosic, founder & CEO of SendCutSend.
#52 - San Francisco: The Frontier City | Sam D'Amico, Jason Carman, Will O'Brien, Michael LaFramboise, Laurence Allen
This is a *mostly* hard tech roundtable that we shot on a ferry in San Francisco with Sam D'Amico, Jason Carman, Will O'Brien, Michael LaFramboise, and Laurence Allen.
#51 - Bernt Bornich, Founder & CEO of 1X
Bernt is building humanoid robots for your home.
#50 - Jason Carman, Founder & CEO of Story
Creating Planet - Story's first short film, building the Nike for technology, starting work on a trilogy.
#49 - Ian Laffey, Cofounder & CEO of Theseus
Flying drones in GPS-denied environments.
#48 - Daniel Francis, Founder & CEO of Abel Police
Ride alongs, police chases, alcoholism in China. "We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy."
#47 - Mike Grace, Co-Founder & CEO of Longshot
Space cannons, getting to Mach 25, history of German weapons.
#46 - Noor Siddiqui, Founder & CEO of Orchid
Embryo screening, genetic diseases, moral panic around reproductive technology.
#45 - Michael LaFramboise, Co-Founder & CEO of Aurelius
Directed energy weapons, drone swarms, future of warfare.
#44 - WTF is happening in El Segundo
First round table interview on what is happening in El Segundo.
#43 - Halen Mattison, Co-Founder & CEO of General Galactic
SpaceX, Starship, building a gas station on Mars.
#42 - Casey Handmer, Founder & CEO of Terraform Industries
Industrializing Rome, terraforming Mars, chewing glass and staring into the abyss.
#41 - Jake Adler, Founder & CEO of Pilgrim
Bioweapons, future of warfare, real-time plague maps.
#40 - Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, & Connor McLaren
My first interview with the Co-Founders of App Mafia: Zach Yadegari, Blake Anderson, Alex Slater, Connor McLaren
#39 - Danielle Strachman, Co-Founder & GP at 1517
My first interview with Danielle Strachman, co-founder of 1517.
#38 - Olaf Hichwa, Co-Founder & CTO of Neros
My first interview with Olaf Hichwa, co-founder & CTO of Neros.
#37 - Cameron Schiller, Co-Founder & CEO of Rangeview
My first interview with Cameron Schiller, co-founder of Rangeview.
#36 - Max Marchione, Co-Founder of Superpower
My first interview with Max Marchione, co-founder of Superpower.
#35 - Elliot F. Poirier, Co-Founder of Watoga
My first interview with Elliot F. Poirier, co-founder of Watoga. Watoga is a mining startup based in Québec.
#34 - Aaron Slodov, Founder of Atomic Industries & Reindustrialize
My second interview with Aaron Slodov, founder of Atomic Industries & co-founder of Reindustrialize.
#33 - Ben Nowack, Co-Founder of Reflect Orbital
My first interview with Ben Nowack, co-founder of Reflect Orbital. Reflect is putting mirrors in space to sell sunlight after dark.
#32 - Jakob Diepenbrock, Founder & GP of Discipulus
My first interview with Jakob Diepenbrock, founder & GP of Discipulus Ventures. Discipulus is a hard tech residency in El Segundo.
#31 - Garrett Scott, Co-Founder of Pipedream
My second interview with Garrett Scott, co-founder of Pipedream. Pipedream just announced their first Rapid Fulfillment Center, their new autonomous delivery robot Otter, and the introduction of Goods Grocery coming this fall.
#30 - Kenneth Cassel, Founder of RMFG
My first interview with Kenneth Cassel, founder of RMFG. Kenneth is building a metal fabrication startup in Fort Worth, Texas.
#29 - Ted Feldmann, Founder & CEO of Durin
My first interview with Ted Feldmann, founder of Durin. Durin builds and operates automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery in America.
#28 - Fil Aronshtein, Co-Founder of Dirac
My second interview with Fil Aronshtein, co-founder of Dirac.
#27 - Aleks Gampel, Co-Founder of Cuby
My second interview with Aleks Gampel, co-founder of Cuby.
#26 - Curt Lary, Founder & CEO of Hextronics
My second interview with Curt Lary, founder & CEO of Hextronics.
#25 - Sam D'Amico, Founder & CEO of Impulse
My first interview with The Stove Guy – Sam D'Amico, founder & CEO of Impulse Labs.
#24 - Zane Mountcastle, Co-Founder & CEO of Picogrid
My second interview with Zane Mountcastle, co-founder of Picogrid.
#23 - Isaiah Taylor, Founder & CEO of Valar Atomics
My second interview with Isaiah Taylor, founder of Valar Atomics.
#22 - Augustus Doricko, Founder & CEO of Rainmaker
My second interview with Augustus Doricko, founder of Rainmaker.
#21 - Rahul Sonwalkar, Founder of Julius AI
My first interview with Rahul Sonwalkar, founder of Julius AI.
#20 - Will O'Brien, Co-Founder of Ulysses Eco
My first interview with Will O'Brien, co-founder of Ulysses.
#19 - Nathalie Gouailhardou, Co-Founder of Neurode
My first interview with Nathalie Gouailhardou, co-founder of Neurode.
#18 - Cat Orman, Co-Founder of Flyby Robotics
My first interview with Cat Orman, co-founder of Flyby Robotics.
#17 - Christian Keil, VP at Astranis
My first interview with Christian Keil, VP at Astranis.
#16 - Aleks Gampel, Co-Founder of Cuby
My first interview with Aleks Gampel, co-founder of Cuby.
#15 - Chris Power, Founder & CEO of Hadrian
My first interview with Chris Power, founder & CEO of Hadrian.
#14 - Curt Lary, Founder of Hextronics
My first interview with Curt Lary, founder of Hextronics.
#13 - Sheel Mohnot, VC at BTV
My first interview with Sheel Mohnot, VC at BTV.
#12 - Andrew Arruda, Co-Founder of Flexpa
My first interview with Andrew Arruda, founder of Flexpa.
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