Finding Your Genius
Finding your genius. Credit: SpaceQ (AI generated)

As I said in my last column, I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about what the last few years of actively working with founders of small space companies has taught me. This is because it has become clear to me that even after 35 years working in many roles in this business, I still have a lot to learn.

As part of that reflection, I realized that much of that learning has come from the founders themselves and from their experiences. They really have taught me a great deal both as a group and as individuals.


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Founder and CEO at SideKickSixtyFive Consulting and host of the Terranauts podcast. Iain is a seasoned business executive with deep understanding of the space business and government procurement policy. Iain worked for 22 years at Neptec including as CEO. He was a VP at the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada, is a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab and a visiting professor at the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management.