Ben James - Hyperlogistics, Helping Old Companies to Innovate and Starting Stories with an Emotional Hook (#001)

In this episode Joe speaks with Ben James, the Co-Founder and CEO of Tubular Network which is a startup building the future in Hyperlogistics. Ben was on the top American Hyperloop team at the University of Texas, previously worked for MagicLeap and VRBO in spacial computing and is a self titled Mad Scientist and Dad.

Ben talks about the history of Tubular Network, his background with Hyperloop, his vision for Hyperlogistics, how being a parent is actually a huge benefit to startup founders, how to handle stress and how Ben navigates the resistance that comes with pitching revolutionary tech to old-school companies.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro
01:24 Background and Story of Tubular Network
08:56 What it means to “Packetize” goods
13:17 Taking Care of Mental and Physical Health
23:44 Advantages of being a founder and parent
28:11 Helping old-school companies to innovate and change
35:02 Communicating Technical Ideas to a Broad Audience
39:46 Closing – Fundraising and contact info