ground infrastructure

3 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 23, 2026 by Bridget Mendler · across every show →

Everything said about ground infrastructure, oldest first

Mar 23, 2026 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mendler: Building and launching satellites is faster than connecting them
“So, you know, you could build a satellite and launch it faster than you could actually connect with it from the ground, which just seemed absurd.”
Bridget Mendler Mar 23, 2026 ▶ 7:15 Inside The $100M Bet on the Future of Space | Northwood CEO on a16z
Mar 23, 2026
Insight
Mendler: Power limits space data generation while ground infrastructure limits throughput
“I mean, like, our biased answer is that ground is, is really critical for that. Obviously, it's not the only thing. Like, I think you know, to unlock the innovation, like, you know, power is a huge constraint for space, and so, you know, being able to do more …”
Bridget Mendler Mar 23, 2026 ▶ 25:42 Inside The $100M Bet on the Future of Space | Northwood CEO on a16z
Mar 23, 2026 positive
Insight
Mendler: Traditional defense procurement cannot scale fast enough for proliferated satellites
“Like, you can't have the same models of procurement if you're talking about proliferated systems where you need to just have such a huge increase in ground infrastructure in such a short period of time. You need to look at different models.”
Bridget Mendler Mar 23, 2026 ▶ 30:10 Inside The $100M Bet on the Future of Space | Northwood CEO on a16z
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