#48 - Delian Asparouhov

1 hour 16 minutes Posted Dec 12, 2023 at 9:50 am.

Intro

How Does Innovation Happen?

Varda and the No Science Allowed Rule

A Primer on Solid State Microgravity Manufacturing

Space Industrialization, Trading Posts, and the Chinese and Portuguese Navies

Economic Incentives and Future Business Models in Space

SpaceX and The Costs of Mass to Orbit

Demand for Space Manufacturing and Varda at Scale

Manufacturing, Servicing, Machining, and Future Markets for Space

Incubating Companies

When Would Varda Have Been Started Otherwise?

The Hollywood Model of Startups

Future of Incubations

Media’s Role in Technology

What Media Inspired Varda’s Founding?

Talent, Culture, and Cementing Company Trajectory

Narratives and Talent Recruitment

Traits Delian Looks for in Founders

The ‘Why Now’ When Investing

Bring Non-Consensus and Right

Is Varda Consensus Yet?

Identifying Non-Consensus Opportunities

Lessons from Founding and Investing

What Skill Do You Wish You’d Developed Earlier?

Immigrant Mentality

Less Obvious Reasons for Success

On Speed

What Should More People Be Thinking About?

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Delian Asparouhov is the co-founder, President and Chairman of Varda Space Industries, a company building spacecraft to manufacture materials in microgravity that are difficult or impossible to produce on Earth— starting with pharmaceuticals. He’s also a Partner at Founders Fund.

Previously, he was a principal at Khosla Ventures, head of growth at Teespring, and founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale. Delian is Bulgarian, attended MIT, and likes to ski and play soccer.

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