Move Fast Break Things
Move Fast Break Things
Podcast Description
For the founders, the innovators, the risk takers. If you’re ambitious and hungry for knowledge, this podcast is for you.
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The podcast focuses on entrepreneurship, technology innovation, and leadership lessons, featuring episodes that cover topics such as military leadership in tech startups, navigating venture capital, and creating resilient company cultures with examples from guests' personal experiences, like Craig Benson's insights on space technology and Daniel Shaddock's journey from NASA to entrepreneurship.
For the founders, the innovators, the risk takers. If you’re ambitious and hungry for knowledge, this podcast is for you.
At 24, Craig Benson led a squadron of aircraft and 100 personnel for the RAAF. Today, he’s co-founder of Skykraft — delivering the world’s first space-based VHF communication system for air traffic management, especially in remote and oceanic regions.
With $100M+ in funding and a bold partnership between Australia and India, Skykraft is proving that world-first innovation can be built in Canberra and scaled globally.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Leadership lessons from the military
- The importance of robustness over absolute performance, particularly for Space Tech
- How to build resilience — and when it’s time to quit
Chapters
(00:00) Intro
(00:16) Craig’s Air Force Background
(03:20) Founding Skykraft
(04:22) Finding a CEO
(08:33) From Problem to Product
(18:21) What Makes a Strong Founder
(26:36) Culture That Embraces Failure
(38:57) Made in Australia
(45:33) Monopsony Risks
(48:52) Craig on the Future
(55:31) Final Thoughts + Internships
Learn more:
Skykraft: https://www.skykraft.com.au/
Craig Benson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcraigbenson/
News coverage of Skykraft’s $100M+ raise: https://www.afr.com/technology/big-money-is-back-as-space-tech-start-up-raises-120m-20231013-p5ec69
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