Podcast · 82 episodes
Relentless
by Ti Morse · English
Interviewing the greats.
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Why Elon Outcompetes Everyone | Casey Handmer, Terraform IndustriesCasey Handmer explains how Elon Musk-style execution could outcompete others, using examples like a lunar mass driver, Starship-driven launch economics, and “Starmind” (space data centers/AI compute)…30 Sep 2026 · 1 h 15 min
How to Dominate Manufacturing in the US | Chris Power, HadrianHow Hadrian (Chris Power’s company) scales US manufacturing by treating factories like “GPUs”: modular, standardized, software/AI-controlled stations that enable high-mix, low-volume production…21 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min
Manufacturing 50,000 Humanoid Robots Next Year | Bernt Børnich, 1XOneX’s plan to scale humanoid robots from R&D to shipping 50,000 units next year, focusing on manufacturing ramp, safety/quality gates, and using deployed robots to generate data for general…18 Sep 2026 · 43 min
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Why Elon Outcompetes Everyone | Casey Handmer, Terraform IndustriesCasey Handmer explains how Elon Musk-style execution could outcompete others, using examples like a lunar mass driver, Starship-driven launch economics, and “Starmind” (space data centers/AI compute)…30 Sep 2026 · 1 h 15 min · 34 chapters
How to Dominate Manufacturing in the US | Chris Power, HadrianHow Hadrian (Chris Power’s company) scales US manufacturing by treating factories like “GPUs”: modular, standardized, software/AI-controlled stations that enable high-mix, low-volume production…21 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min · 29 chapters
Manufacturing 50,000 Humanoid Robots Next Year | Bernt Børnich, 1XOneX’s plan to scale humanoid robots from R&D to shipping 50,000 units next year, focusing on manufacturing ramp, safety/quality gates, and using deployed robots to generate data for general…18 Sep 2026 · 43 min · 16 chapters
1 Million Drone Deliveries a Day by 2028 | Keller Cliffton, ZiplineZipline’s drone-delivery scaling plan to reach ~1 million deliveries per day by 2028, and what it takes to build reliable, safe “instant delivery” infrastructure.14 Sep 2026 · 41 min · 15 chapters
Starting a Solid Rocket Motor Factory from Scratch | Ethan Thornton, Mach IndustriesMach Industries’ plan to scale production of solid rocket motors (and eventually warheads) from design and flight testing to mass manufacturing, while vertically integrating supply chains, rapidly…2 Sep 2026 · 1 h 50 min · 41 chapters
Manufacturing 1 million drones a year | Olaf Hichwa, NerosNiros’ ramp-up to mass-produce FPV strike drones (Archer) and expand into drone autonomy and drone defense, arguing drones are the defining battlefield technology and that the West must scale…11 Aug 2026 · 1 h 6 min · 28 chapters
Sam Altman - How to Start a StartupSam Altman (OpenAI co-founder) discusses how starting startups has changed over the last decade due to AI, why startups have an advantage when costs and cycle times drop, and how to operate…25 Jul 2026 · 1 h 10 min · 35 chapters
Manufacturing 1,000s of Nuclear Reactors | Isaiah Taylor, Valar AtomicsValor Atomics’ effort to build and scale an “easy to replicate” advanced nuclear reactor, moving from first criticality to daily reactor turn-ons and ultimately gigawatt-scale power, while driving…1 Jul 2026 · 1 h 32 min · 41 chapters
Pablo Escobar was a logistics guy — Ryan PetersenRyan Petersen (Flexport CEO) explains global trade logistics using Pablo Escobar as an analogy for illegal “logistics” within drug cartels, then argues that modern trade fraud and tariff incentives…26 May 2026 · 53 min · 24 chapters
How we're going to power the AI data center buildout | Energy Sec. Chris Wright & Scott NolanHow the U.S. will supply electricity for AI-driven data center growth, arguing the grid must shift from “energy subtraction” to “energy addition,” with nuclear and other dispatchable power plus…23 May 2026 · 1 h 3 min · 37 chapters
The Manufacturing Startup That's Outcompeting China | Jim Belosic, SendCutSend | Round IIHow SendCutSend (founded by Jim Belosic) is building U.S. manufacturing capacity to compete with China by scaling speed, quality, and customer experience through selective automation, great labor,…19 May 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 31 chapters
How to Start a Cult | Lulu Cheng MeserveyHow founders can “start a cult” (build a loyal following) by using deterrence, loyalty, mission storytelling, unpredictability, and the right language/visuals—plus how to prevent a “leaky” culture…5 May 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 29 chapters
Why Elon Outcompetes Everyone | Eric JorgensonWhy Elon Musk outcompetes others, framed as a replicable operating system: grand purposeful mission, “step function” execution, multiplying improvements, high learning rate via small failures, and…16 Apr 2026 · 1 h 29 min · 42 chapters
How Brian Armstrong Built CoinbaseBrian Armstrong, Coinbase co-founder and CEO, argues that leadership is “wartime all the time” (constant urgency and iteration), and explains how he crafts Coinbase’s narrative around “increasing…23 Mar 2026 · 1 h 54 min · 56 chapters
Peter Beck — We're scaling Electron faster than SpaceX scaled Falcon 9In this episode, host sits down with Peter Beck, Founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, to discuss the rapid scaling of their Electron rocket, the culture at Rocket Lab, and broader trends in the aerospace…16 Mar 2026 · 1 h 5 min · 26 chapters
Manufacturing 1 million drones a year | Soren Monroe-Anderson, NerosManufacturing 1 million drones a year12 Mar 2026 · 1 h 42 min · 40 chapters
What if Russia stopped selling uranium to the US tomorrow | Scott Nolan, General MatterScott Nolan, Co-founder and CEO of General Matter9 Mar 2026 · 1 h 34 min · 44 chapters
The US vs. China Manufacturing DebateIn this episode of *Relentless*, the hosts engage in a debate between Sam D’Amico, founder of Impulse Labs, and Aaron Slodov, founder of Atomic Industries, discussing the decline of US manufacturing…27 Feb 2026 · 1 h 17 min · 33 chapters
Space Datacenters | Baiju Bhatt, AetherfluxBaiju Bhatt, Co-Founder of Robinhood, Founder of Aetherflux22 Feb 2026 · 1 h 26 min · 42 chapters
The Quest to Cure Alzheimer's | Sacha Schermerhorn, Babylon BioIn this episode of the *Relentless* podcast, host interviews Sacha Schermerhorn, the founder and CEO of Babylon Bio.14 Feb 2026 · 1 h 24 min · 43 chapters
How micro1 grew from $4M to $200M revenue in a year | Ali AnsariHow micro1 grew from $4M to $200M revenue in a year10 Feb 2026 · 1 h 37 min · 44 chapters
The Future of Metal Manufacturing | Machina LabsEd Mehr, Co-Founder & CEO of Machina5 Feb 2026 · 1 h 21 min · 41 chapters
My Conversation with Mehul Nariyawala, Co-Founder of MaticIn this episode of the podcast *Relentless*, host interviews Mehul Nariyawala, co-founder of Matic, a company specializing in autonomous robot vacuum cleaners.29 Jan 2026 · 2 h 8 min · 63 chapters
WTF is happening at xAI | Sulaiman GhoriIn this episode, Sulaiman Ghori, an engineer at xAI, discusses the rapid development and innovative culture at xAI, highlighting their impressive ability to execute ambitious projects, such as the…15 Jan 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 38 chapters