Delian Asparouhov is a principal at the Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Space Industries, a space manufacturing startup.
We talked about juggling between a VC and founder role, the science of space manufacturing, future plans, life of a space factory worker, creating zero-gravity on Earth, hiring from SpaceX, superpower of Peter Thiel, and more.
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OUTLINE
(0:00) - Juggling between VC and founder role
(5:18) - Science of space manufacturing
(12:45) - Putting Factories in Space
(18:30) - Life of a space factory worker
(21:09) - Is zero-gravity manufacturing on Earth possible?
(27:28) - Hiring from SpaceX's Dragon team
(33:29) - Role of NASA in the space economy
(37:32) - Economic incentives in the space industry
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