Blake Scholl on Supersonic Flight and Fixing Broken Infrastructure - Live at the Progress Conference

In this episode of Conversations with Tyler, Tyler Cowen interviews Blake Scholl, the founder of Boom, about various ways to improve the speed and efficiency of air travel and other systems. Scholl shares his ideas for airport design, airport security, airline operations, and manufacturing, advocating for privatization, regulatory reform, and a shift in cultural mindset to challenge the status quo and embrace innovation. They discuss the inefficiencies in current systems, such as airport security and traffic, and explore potential solutions like toll roads and redesigned airport terminals. Scholl also reflects on lessons from Amazon regarding long-term decision-making and the importance of customer centricity, and touches on the potential of LLMs to streamline regulatory processes in aerospace.