Birkenstock: Ukraine-Russia dispute cost his satellite company $10M in delays
Dan Birkenstock · a16z Podcast | Space -- the Near Frontier · Jan 2, 2019 · at 12:27
Dan Birkenstock, space industry entrepreneur, discusses how non-technical geopolitical risks impact satellite companies during an a16z panel on commercial space challenges.
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“We caught a, Year delay, which cost us almost ten million dollars because of a diplomatic spat between Ukraine and Russia.”
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