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Jonathan Huffman

Jonathan Huffman

Founder & CEO of Orbital Arc, a Techstars-backed Houston startup building the RIOT Drive ion propulsion technology for satellites.

Sep 11, 2026

Above the Clouds: Stories from the Boardroom

Above the Clouds: Stories from the Boardroom

Building for the Demand That Hasn't Arrived Yet

Sep 11 · 1h 11m

Richard Byrd
Richard ByrdHOST
3:48
Yeah, I mean, it's rocket science,
Jonathan Huffman
Jonathan HuffmanGUEST
3:50
but rocket science isn't rocket science.
Jonathan Huffman
Jonathan HuffmanGUEST
3:52
It's throw stuff out the back really fast.
Jonathan Huffman
Jonathan HuffmanGUEST
3:54
It pushes you forward and figure out like how to not blow up.
Jonathan Huffman
Jonathan HuffmanGUEST
3:57
That's the gist of it.
Jonathan Huffman
Jonathan HuffmanGUEST
4:00
You boil it down enough and that's really what it is.
Jonathan Huffman
Jonathan HuffmanGUEST
4:04
So there was a learning curve, but I got into this I was a management consultant after business school.

15 MINS LATER

Richard Byrd
Richard ByrdHOST
19:41
don't you talk to the television about that?

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