Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Car Racing, & Space Exploration – Jim Cantrell – Learning with Lowell – 165

March 7, 2023

Jim Cantrell is an entrepreneur, strategist, subject matter expert in satellite systems, space system markets and road racer. Founder of StratSpace, Founder of Vintage Exotics Competition Engineering, early partner and VP at SpaceX.

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Cantrell

https://twitter.com/jamesncantrell?lang=en

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18894007.Jim_Cantrell

http://www.jimcantrell.com/book (new book)

PODCAST INFO:

The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.

LINKS

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-Q

Youtube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfA

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-thompson-2227b074

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LWThompson5

Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/

Shownotes/ Timestamps

00:00 Intro

00:30 Book launch

01:30 Miniseries

02:15 Audiobook

04:15 Self publishing

05:26 Andy Weir / Conferences

06:25 Carl Sagan simile

15:02 SpaceX and Blue Origin,Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

21:17 Jeff Bezos Blue Origin True Origin story

26:08 Jeff Bezos Accountability

31:11 SpaceX Raptor 2 engines design compared to Phantom space engines

34:45 Engines and ksp 2

37:25 Assets of being engineering leader

39:37 Testing

40:55 Duel welding SpaceX, Phantom Space

43:25 Hiring Right

47:10 Snap On Tools

49:55 Tools

51:11 American vs German Engineering

53:58 Custom tools

56:18 Soundtrack for book

58:49 Childhood stories

1:04:16 Innovation, exploration, Mars balloon.

1:06:01 Race Car’s Soul

1:08:20 Car’s personality keyed to individual or? 

1:12:45 Speeding tickets

1:18:19 Cars as stray cats and designing his own car

1:21:35 Train for racing

1:23:56 Racing training machines

1:25:02 Goals for racing

1:25:34 AI/ML in racing

1:26:55 Books

1:28:55 Staying up to date with Jim Cantrell

1:29:42 Elon Musk Twitter deal

1:32:31: Apple and privacy

1:33:53 Final thoughts on book

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