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Mining asteroids with AstroForge CEO Matthew Gialich | E1736

E1736 • May 5, 2023 • 46 mins

Jason interviews AstroForge's Matthew Gialich about asteroid mining, the Brokkr-1 mission, and the company's roadmap. They also discuss the unit economics of hardware-based businesses, scaling Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic, the space economy's evolution, and tips for fundraising.

Speakers

Jason Calacanis

Host • 34%

Matthew Gialich

Guest • 34%

Kelly Schricker

Guest • 30%

Partners

Chapters

0:00	AstroForge’s Matthew Gialich joins Jason
1:11	The purpose of mining asteroids
5:42	Brokkr-1 mission
10:38	Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain
12:09	AstroForge’s roadmap
16:07	Unit economics of hardware-based businesses
17:38	Scaling Virgin Orbit and Virgin Galactic
20:51	Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months
22:20	The evolution of the space economy
30:43	Crowdbotics - Get a free scoping session for your next big app idea
31:51	How to set up a fundraising process

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