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Episode Synopsis
🚀 The Future of Space video podcast is a candid and informal conversation, between myself and leaders, investors, innovators, educators, celebrities, movers, and shakers that are shaping the future of humankind into outer space. Like how two friends would chat and philosophe. With just one thing missing, a glass of wine! 🚀
Today's guest is Guillermo Sohnlein. Guillermo is the Founder of Humans2Venus, a global community focused on establishing a permanent human presence in the Venusian atmosphere. He is also the Co-Founder & CEO of Blue Marble Exploration. In 2003, Sohnlein founded the International Association of Space Entrepreneurs and in 2006 the Space Angels Network.
Guillermo Sohnlein
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermosohnlein/
Human2Venus
Website https://www.humans2venus.org
Blue Marble Exploration
Website https://bluemarbleexploration.com
Homo Deus book
https://www.ynharari.com/book/homo-deus/
00:00 Introduction
00:26 3 words to describe Space? NATURE. LOVES. CHANGE
01:15 Why does it matter to go to Space?
02:40 Single planet to multi-planetary
04:00 Nature has been trying to go to Space for a long time
07:50 We need to save ourselves… not Planet Earth
10:11 Your journey into space
16:00 Going to Venus
21:22 The Explorer/Entrepreneur mindset
23:18 Technology needed for life on Venus
25:55 Homo Deus
30:00 Losing our stomach for risk
31:40 Going outside of our comfort zone
33:33 Lacking to understand complexity
35:50 Necessity of failures
37:11 Thinking long term
40:00 America is a young culture
43:00 When is the best time to start a company?
45:25 Learning about Venus2Venus
46:28 Conclusion
Today's guest is Guillermo Sohnlein. Guillermo is the Founder of Humans2Venus, a global community focused on establishing a permanent human presence in the Venusian atmosphere. He is also the Co-Founder & CEO of Blue Marble Exploration. In 2003, Sohnlein founded the International Association of Space Entrepreneurs and in 2006 the Space Angels Network.
Guillermo Sohnlein
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillermosohnlein/
Human2Venus
Website https://www.humans2venus.org
Blue Marble Exploration
Website https://bluemarbleexploration.com
Homo Deus book
https://www.ynharari.com/book/homo-deus/
00:00 Introduction
00:26 3 words to describe Space? NATURE. LOVES. CHANGE
01:15 Why does it matter to go to Space?
02:40 Single planet to multi-planetary
04:00 Nature has been trying to go to Space for a long time
07:50 We need to save ourselves… not Planet Earth
10:11 Your journey into space
16:00 Going to Venus
21:22 The Explorer/Entrepreneur mindset
23:18 Technology needed for life on Venus
25:55 Homo Deus
30:00 Losing our stomach for risk
31:40 Going outside of our comfort zone
33:33 Lacking to understand complexity
35:50 Necessity of failures
37:11 Thinking long term
40:00 America is a young culture
43:00 When is the best time to start a company?
45:25 Learning about Venus2Venus
46:28 Conclusion
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