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Opinion
Power: Master machinists will never respect MBA graduates running shop roll-ups
“I think in general, it's a terrible idea, and the main reason is, is like, you want to run a factory, you gotta be leading the people, and you gotta have that credibility, and no master machinist or welder is gonna respect a kid who's got a suit and a Harvard …”
Chris Power Apr 1, 2025 ▶ 8:00 Chris Power (Hadrian) on Building Autonomous Factories
Opinion
Power: Greta Thunberg's advice destroyed European energy independence and industrial sovereignty
“I think really what you're seeing in Europe is two warring tribes. One is the people that You know, set their energy policy based off the poor advice of a 14 year old Swedish girl and gave all the leverage to Russian oil and gas. And then you've got your kind …”
Chris Power Apr 1, 2025 ▶ 14:34 Chris Power (Hadrian) on Building Autonomous Factories
Opinion
Power: The US no longer has an industrial base
“And now the incredibly skilled workforce that does incredible technical things in high precision machining or castings are all aging out. So we really don't have an industrial base anymore.”
Chris Power Apr 1, 2025 ▶ 1:46 Chris Power (Hadrian) on Building Autonomous Factories
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