On the launch day of the Moonshot Podcast, we welcome Astro Teller, the legendary Captain of Moonshots, for an exclusive conversation on TomorrowCast. Directly from SXSW 2025, we dive into the culture of innovation at X The Moonshot Factory, the challenges of testing bold ideas, and why failure is a crucial tool for learning.
In this episode, Astro Teller explains how X balances audacity with efficiency, reveals behind-the-scenes insights from groundbreaking projects like Waymo and Google Street View, and explores the concept of Moonshot Compost—the recycling of ideas that can lead to unexpected innovations.
Episode Highlights:
- What makes a true Moonshot?How to test ideas quickly without wasting resourcesWhy embracing failure leads to faster innovationThe impact of the Moonshot Podcast and a call for more people to create their own factories of innovation
Hit play and discover how to think big, learn fast, and turn impossible ideas into reality!
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