The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime
Chad Anderson
May 2023 · G&D Media · Narrated by Dan Strutzel
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Climb aboard an astronomical business opportunity before it takes off.
The new Space Age has already begun, but there is still time for you to get in early. In accomplished venture capitalist and Space Capital founder Chad Anderson offers investors, entrepreneurs, and aspiring professionals powerful tools and information for understanding how space-based technologies have, and will continue to, transform enterprise, government, and consumer markets for decades to come. Whether you're seeking entrepreneurial ideas worth exploring, a career worth pursuing, or investments worth making, the burgeoning Space Economy represents a hidden opportunity larger than the nascent internet at the dawn of the Millennium. From global positioning, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications to commercial human spaceflight and interplanetary transportation, this book explains how and why the space economy is the greatest opportunity of our lifetime.
Listeners will learn:
The new Space Age has already begun, but there is still time for you to get in early. In accomplished venture capitalist and Space Capital founder Chad Anderson offers investors, entrepreneurs, and aspiring professionals powerful tools and information for understanding how space-based technologies have, and will continue to, transform enterprise, government, and consumer markets for decades to come. Whether you're seeking entrepreneurial ideas worth exploring, a career worth pursuing, or investments worth making, the burgeoning Space Economy represents a hidden opportunity larger than the nascent internet at the dawn of the Millennium. From global positioning, geospatial intelligence, and satellite communications to commercial human spaceflight and interplanetary transportation, this book explains how and why the space economy is the greatest opportunity of our lifetime.
Listeners will learn:
- How to develop a thesis for investing in innovation at a global scale
- The major and minor players in a business ecosystem of epic potential―and how to identify and exploit vast areas of blue-sky opportunity still unexplored
- Lessons from entrepreneurs and investors on what it takes to thrive in this new arena, including case studies of exciting startups successfully leveraging space-based technology
- In-depth advice on hiring and retaining out-of-this-world talent in an increasingly competitive landscape
- The in-demand skills and aptitudes of space careers―and tips on networking and getting hired at the hottest companies
- Deep dives into the legal, political, and diplomatic implications of space-based entrepreneurship
About the author
Described by TechCrunch as “among the best-positioned people on either the investment or the operator side to weigh in on the current and future state of the space startup industry,” Chad Anderson is the founder and managing partner of Space Capital, where he has been pioneering investment in the Space Economy for over a decade. Regularly featured in the media as an expert, Anderson has appeared in outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Financial Times. In addition to his work at Space Capital, Anderson serves on boards including that of the Satellite Applications Catapult, an organization that supports the United Kingdom's national strategy to grow its space sector.
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