How LA Is Becoming America's New Industrial Tech Hub | Odd Lots
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The story you hear nowadays is that America is struggling to make things and can't compete with China when it comes to advanced manufacturing. But of course, there's tons of high-tech stuff being produced in the US, and more and more companies are doing it out of Southern California, with factories sprouting up around Los Angeles to build things like precision metal parts and jet engines. Two founders who are actively engaged in building things in LA are Tom Mueller, founder of Impulse Space (and Employee No. 1 at SpaceX), as well as Hadrian founder Chris Power. Impulse Space is building in-space transport vehicles while Hadrian is creating autonomous factories. This episode was recorded live at the Vermont Hollywood, as part of our first ever Odd Lots live show in LA. We talk to Chris and Tom about how the US lost its manufacturing edge and why LA is becoming a destination for people who want to make and build hardware. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:01 - The Decline of
Tags: Chris Power, Hadrian Automation Inc, Impulse Space, Joe Weisenthal, Tom Mueller, Tracy Alloway
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