The Hermeus Podcast 01 - Meet the Founders

It's the first episode of The Hermeus Podcast! Get to know the founders of the company and hear stories from the "early days."
PODCAST GUESTS
Skyler Shuford - Founder, COO
AJ Piplica - Founder, CEO
Glenn Case - Founder, CTO
Mike Smayda - Founder, CPO
TOPICS
00:48 - Company growth
04:16 - Hypersonic travel
12:08 - Hermeus origin story
24:51 - Mental health day
29:01 - Seed funding, investors, pattern matching, Skyler’s launch company, DoD
37:18 - “That’s the way it’s always been done”
40:37 - The pathway to commercial hypersonic travel
42:46 - Queen’s Gambit, Game of Thrones, Men in Black, drive through strip club
45:34 - Engine and aircraft design
51:04 - What’s next for the podcast
FURTHER READING
• Skyler mentioned this video where General Charles Q. Brown discusses the “Valley of Death”: • Reagan National Defens...

[@hemantdaulta1]

This tells me the work culture at Hermeus has gotta be pretty swell. So stoked to listen to more of these, thank you!

[@TJCooney]

subbed, looking forward to listening to more of these!

[@Bokarf]

this was incredible!

[@rodb969]

I’m hooked. I love this company. I could work here. You would hire me. But I love my job.

[@steveop2879]

a great work culture and family would love to join one day , just awesome

[@onelilluvbug]

Love all your chips! Where’s Lisa? You guys are great. Gooooo Hermeus!

[@digitalarts8600]

When will the Chimera II engine be expected to make its first test flight ?

[@thk936]

These guys are so fucking cool and have great chemistry. You can sense they're trustworthy men. I hope to meet, be friends / co-found a company with the biology version of this group

[@marcv2648]

This looks like a company that isn't going to make it. Their focus is culture and work environment, with what looks like Twitter engineer working hours.