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Blake Scholl

8 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 7, 2018 by Paul Buchheit · said 17 times in 3 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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2019 5 mentions in 1 episode
2018 11 mentions in 1 episode

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Mar 7, 2018 positive
Opinion
Buchheit: Boom Supersonic founder sends the best investor updates I've ever received
“He also sends the best investor updates of any company I've ever invested in.”
Paul Buchheit Mar 7, 2018 ▶ 24:47 Paul Buchheit - Startup Investor School Day 2 · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026 negative
Opinion
Scholl: The need for deep hardware experience is a lie by legacy companies
“This is one of these lies told by old people at big, dumb companies, and it's just not true. And by the way, all those people suck. So don't worry about it. Go build real things.”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 42:56 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Scholl: Boom needs more software engineers post-AI because development costs dropped
“At Boom, we need far more software engineers in a post AI world. They would need it in a pre AI world. Why? Because the cost of software development has dropped. Anybody, including hardware engineers can now become a coder. And we need software engineers to ma…”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 41:34 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026
Assertion Supported
Scholl: Seven-hour jet flights turned Hawaii into a mainstream tourist destination
“Hawaii was simply not a tourist destination before the speed of the jet. It was the ability to get from the US to Honolulu in seven, 8:09 hours that turned Hawaii into a mainstream tourist destination.”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 2:40 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026
Disclosure
Scholl: Boom's board ordered him to shut down with seven days cash
“There was a moment where we got down to seven days of cash and the board told me to shut the company down.”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 8:50 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026
Assertion Supported
Scholl: He had three children under two when founding Boom Supersonic
“When I started Boom I had three kids under the age of two.”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 49:02 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026 negative
Opinion
Scholl: Boeing is no longer building new or innovative airplanes
“Well, no, they're not even building new airplanes anymore, let alone innovative new airplanes.”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 4:53 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
Jul 28, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Scholl: Boom engineers must consult experienced practitioners before solving known problems
“It is totally ok for a young engineer to do something they've never done before, just the way it's ok for them to do something that nobody has ever done before. But, ah, but if somebody has done it before in the world, ah, a rule is you have to go find one of …”
Blake Scholl Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 43:41 Blake Scholl: Breaking the Supersonic Ban · Y Combinator
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