Arthur Alphin on Court Proceedings After Shootings We are simply not as “science-y” as we think we are. People presented to us as experts, precedent,…
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Matthew Travis on Environmentally Friendly Propulsion Experienced space startup founder Matthew Travis returns to the Cold Star Project. What has his journey and pivot been…
Chris Quilty on Startups in the Space Industry Space industry analyst Chris Quilty joins host Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project to discuss what…
Adam Anderson on the Perils of Starting a Business in the Space and Defense Industry Venture capitalist Adam Anderson got into the space industry by…
John Bicknell on Space Domain Awareness Are there new and unexpected ways to gather and interpret data in the space domain awareness field? More Cowbell…
Nicolas Chaillan on DevSecOps Nicolas Chaillan is the past Chief Software Officer for the US Space Force and Air Force. He lead a number of…
Eric Felt on US National Security with AFRL/NM Director of the Air Force Research Lab/New Mexico’s Space Vehicles Directorate Col. Eric Felt joins us for…
The COO of Space Foundation, Shelli Brunswick, is our guest on this episode of the Cold Star Project. After a successful Air Force career Shelli…
Eva Blaisdell on “Lady Rocket” As “Lady Rocket”, Eva Blaisdell has developed a brand personality in the space industry. She brings relevancy to space for…
Basuti Bolo on Space in Africa Basuti Bolo is a space educator in Botswana and Zimbabwe. In this episode of the Cold Star Project, host…
Space business development and aeronautical engineering pro Daniel Penaranda is on the Cold Star Project to share his experience in International Space University – Florida…
Rick Ward is the founder of OrbitsEdge, a space industry firm focused on edge computing. Has the time come for the adoption of edge computing…
Robots In Space founder Dr. Gordon Roesler returns to the Cold Star Project following his appearance as a speaker at the State of the Space…
Space and defense startups frequently have a tough time “being heard” in the field. Not only that, but these small companies struggle with learning the…
What does it take to get on the test launch schedule at Vandenberg Air Force Base? How do so many organizations unnecessarily delay their time…
Can an artist inspire people to embrace space? This is what illustrator Peter Thorpe has been doing since the mid-1980s. Peter has typically worked as…
Past Associate Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations at NASA and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Douglas Loverro is on the Cold…
Dr. TS Kelso is a principle scientist behind understanding and using TLE data for identifying, tracking and predicting the orbital paths of satellites. For decades…
Bleddyn Bowen, PhD, is the author of War In Space: Strategy, Space Power, Geopolitics. He has a different point of view on space warfare than…
State of Readiness author Joseph Paris is the inaugural guest on Season Four of the Cold Star Project. Joseph is also the founder of the…
Tim Anderson, US Naval Reserve Commander and defense contractor, discusses how the DoD makes up his mind in this appearance on the Cold Star Project.…
Col. Eric Felt, Director at Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, joins Jason Kanigan on the Cold Star Project to discuss latest developments. Col.…
Dr. Moriba Jah returns to the Cold Star Project so we can have an even more in-depth discussion about space situational awareness. As host Jason…
United Space Structures founder Bill Kemp is on the Cold Star Project, and we’re talking about creating space structures on the Moon. USS’ goal is…
Dylan Taylor, founder of space investment firm Voyager Space Holdings, has a perspective on growing companies that’s different from traditional venture capitalists. Voyager takes a…
General Partner at Starbridge Venture Capital and President of the Moon Society Michael Mealling is on the Cold Star Project. Michael has long been both…
Dr. Andrew Aldrin is Director of the Aldrin Space Institute at the Florida Institute of Tech, ISU Center for Space Entrepreneurship; past President of Moon…
Dr. Gordon Roesler, past DARPA Program Manager and founder of Robots In Space, is on the Cold Star Project. With host Jason Kanigan of Cold…
Astralytical founder Dr. Laura Forczyk is on the Cold Star Project with host Jason Kanigan to talk about her new book, Rise of the Space…
Space lawyer and Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center Christopher Johnson is on the Cold Star Project. With host Jason Kanigan, the…
Dr. Pete Worden, NASA Ames Research Center Director from 2006 – 2015, is the guest on this special episode of the Cold Star Project. Dr.…
Verne Harnish has a great diagram in his book Scaling Up. I use it all over the place. The diagram shows 28 million firms in…
On this episode on the Cold Star Project, hosted by Jason Kanigan, our guest is Dr. Moriba Jah. Dr. Jah had an amazing career as…
Dr. Rick Fleeter, associate adjunct professor at Brown University and visiting lecturer at La Sapienza (Rome), has decades of personal history with small satellites. “I…
This time on the Cold Star Project we’re looking at Albert Kahn. Kahn’s firm pioneered standardization and modular systems, and had the biggest impact on…
Brian Reynolds helps family-run firms, often in the manufacturing space, in the $50 – 100 million revenue range “replace stale and ineffective business models with…
In this solo episode of the Cold Star Project, I’m sharing an example of how harsh demands force people to think outside the box. And…
10XTS (advanced fintech and regtech solutions provider) and Founder Institute – Cincinnati prime mover Michael Hiles is on the Cold Star Project and we’re talking…
Especially since the day Facebook and several other platforms crashed on March 13, 2019, business owners and ads managers have noticed a rise in the…
We act (or fail to act) based on what we believe to be true. Bruce Lee said, “Defeat is a state of mind; No one…
What does it take to charge a $50K setup fee for working with your firm? How To Command A Significant Startup Fee For Working With…
Derek Schmidt lives in the same town I do, so we were able to meet in person! For the first time we have an on-location…
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a unified system of business processes delivered through software. Despite ERP having been around for over 25 years, the problems…
Ben Watkins of Intrinsic Executive Search is here to share the challenges of hiring as your tech firm is scaling fast. We discover just how…
“Extruded Book Product” may be a bad-sounding phrase but it’s great business! Ever heard of The Hardy Boys…Nancy Drew…The Bobsey Twins? These and many more…
The next step for humanity is to become a spacefaring society. What kinds of things should we expect to be necessary as we make that…
Tired of working for “billable hours” and not being able to charge for all the work you do? Frustrated with scope creep in your projects,…
In this solo episode of the Cold Star Project, founder Jason Kanigan explores an example of perverse incentives. The Belgian Congo and atrocities committed there…
Matt Kurleto has built a tech business of over 60 staff…and he has a lot to share about what to do at what stage in…
CEO of $50 million software firm Datastorm and outsourced CMO Stephen Monaco joins us on the Cold Star Project to share his expertise on Voice…