Build The Future

In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Manu Ignatius , CEO of Subnero , about the future of underwater wireless communications.  In addition to talking about the work they're doing at Subnero, we cover: the state of underwater networks today, marine research, underwater robots, and the future of our oceans. To listen to more episodes and to stay connected, follow along at: https://...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Rahul Rana , Author of Making Moonshots .  He tells us about his life and the unique paths that led to writing his book about Moonshot companies and why it is so important that we continue to build the future with these types of innovative and forward-thinking companies. “It is time for conventional thinkers to stand aside and give way to the...

In this episode of Build The Future,  we talk with Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski , Founder and CRO of BrainTrust — the first user-controlled talent network that connects organizations with world-class tech talent. We talk about how Braintrust is building the future of work through their decentralized job marketplace, the token model they've built on, and how the future of this marketplace is owned b...

In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Dr. Michael Levin , Principal Investigator at  The Levin Lab ,  where their goal is to "understand how individual cell behaviors are orchestrated towards appropriate large-scale outcomes despite unpredictable environmental perturbations."   We cover his research and insights on: How living tissues and cells make decisions Cell regeneratio...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Jamie Gull , CEO of Talyn Air, about their electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft system that separates and recombines in the air.  Talyn Air has designed a green, battery operated aircraft system that will be able to take off from a local convenient location, without the hassle of having to fly out of a standard airport.  It will be...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Justin Glibert , Founder and CEO of Foundation , about building the first moon factory.  Foundation is designing self-replicating robots, which will use resources from outer space and the moon to replicate and manufacture items and new factories.  This will provide a much-needed depot for those traveling in outer space.  They will be able to...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Dr. Sandhya Sriram , CEO & Co-founder of Shiok Meats & SciGlo, about the fascinating world of growing stem cell based meats.  If you have ever worried about the future of our food sources and our inability to grow or raise enough food to feed the ever-growing population, this is the episode for you.  Dr. Sriram will give us an inside...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Tyler Hayes , CEO of Atom Limbs , about their highly anticipated mind controlled bionic arm.  The bionic arm goes beyond a prosthetic arm and brings us into the new “Human Body 2.0.”  We will cover the evolution of the bionic arm and how this is only the beginning of the creation of more bionic limbs and organs. Lastly, we will talk about Tyl...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Matteo Franceschetti , Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep , about their patented sleep fitness technology.  If you lack energy during the day because of the low quality of sleep you are getting each night, this is the episode for you.  We will cover suggestions on how to improve your overall health with fitness, nutrition, and the proper amoun...

In this episode of Build The Future, we will speak with Gonzalo Espinoza Graham , Founder and CEO of Watfly , about the future with flying cars.  Gonzalo gives us a behind the scenes view on how the car is being designed and transformed from a recreational vehicle to a multi-passenger air vehicle. We will discuss the difference between an aircraft and an air vehicle and how that changes the licens...

In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Garrett Scott , CEO of Pipedream Labs , about the world of hyper-logistics. Hyper-logistics is the ability to instantaneously receive goods, delivered to you no matter where you are, within seconds.  “Think beyond food!”  Hyper-logistics via an underground tubing system will be used to deliver goods and tools, to relieve the need to purchase and st...

"Imagine having to, every time you want to service your car, take a hacksaw to the body panels, make a hole, and then have to patch it up. That's what you're doing with home construction today. And so what we've done is we've made it so that you can actually unclip our ceiling and wall panels, access everything, and then just put them back up." In this episode of Buil...

"So the question was, could we create a community and a venture capital fund that would inspire people to stick to these really important. But tough technologies, right. Ones that could stand the test of time, but take capital and know how and deep knowledge in order to be able to actualize." In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Katie Rae the CEO and Managing Partner of The...

"The limits of your imagination today define the limits of, of space tomorrow" ‍ In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Felix Ejeckam , the CEO of Akash Systems which is developing and supplying the next generation of extreme bandwidth, hyper-efficient communications gear for space satellites to accelerate the world towards universal and low-cost access to the internet. We tal...

"We believe that every student should have a school and an education that's really designed for you, your learning style, your pace, your interests, and ultimately your goals and aspirations." In this episode of Build The Future we talk with Indra Sofian , the co-founder of Sora Schools which is an online, project-based high school where students explore their interests and future c...

"We sort of forgot that this isn't how things used to be, because in no one's collective memory is a time when education was relatively affordable." In this episode of Build The Future we talk with Wes Wagner , the co-founder of Align where they make it extremely easy for anyone to set up an outcomes-based payment agreement with their students, customers, or clients. We talk wi...

In this episode of Build The Future we talk with Josh Clemente, the co-founder of Levels Health where they help you track your blood glucose in real time, so you can maximize your diet and exercise. We talk with Josh about the importance of metabolic health, the smart health stack, and the implications of living in a world where we have 24/7 realtime monitoring of all of our essential biometric da...

"What used to be called outsourcing has become normalized and standardized as remote teams" In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Alex Bouaziz , the founder of Deel which is a startup that streamlines compliance, onboarding, and payroll for remote teams. We talk with Alex about the future of work, what people get wrong about remote work & the independent contractor model,...

" The future looks like a world in which everyone has free and open access to their money, to a financial system that functions in their favor." ‍ In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Jill Carlson , the founder of the Open Money Initiative which is a non-profit that researches how people use money in closed economies and collapsing monetary systems. We talk with Jill about w...

"It's really just about a platform or service that allows restaurants to continue doing what they do best. Right. Which is design great food and prepare great food while taking some of the complexity of the technology out and setting up the integration with couriers, delivery drivers, or these delivery apps, in really seamless way." ‍In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with...

"Forcing people to provide this hugely expensive good that they then have to give away for free has been a mistake and it's resulted in a lot less flexibility for businesses. It's resulted in more expensive housing. It's resulted in cities that are flooded with cars and with buses that are stuck in public transit. And I think we're just getting to the point where we'r...

"I want all of us to build a world where we in the future and our descendants are as fantastically well off compared to today as we are compared to the past." In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Jason Crawford, the founder of Roots of Progress. Roots of Progress is an organization promoting the history of technology and industry, and the philosophy of human progress. We tal...

"If you look outside your window right now and you see a drone hovering there, how would you feel?" ‍ In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Luke Fox, founder of WhiteFox Defense, who is pioneering the future of drone airspace security and safely integrating drones into society. We talk with Luke about autonomous technologies (drones, robots, cars), what's halting progres...

My long term goal is to create a world where people can start countries. Like they start companies today. In this episode of Build The Future, we talk with Patri Friedman (@patrissimo), the founder of Pronomos Capital where they're supporting the development of charter cities and new forms of governance. In doing so, they're building the future of how new cities are creating, how they&ap...

We had a unique understanding and we said, okay, we're going to rebuild healthcare software, but we're not going to make it look like traditional healthcare software. We're going to make it feel like platforms these people already use. And more importantly, we're going to make it so easy and flexible and affordable for them that it just becomes a no brainer. In this episode of...