Inventing the Future: NASA, Startups & the Power of Ideas - Mike MacDonald

Mike MacDonald joins us today to talk about his invention M.U.L.E, the importance of defining a Minimal Viable Product, how reactive programming is changing the way we build application and more.

00:00:00 – Welcome & introduction
00:02:33 – Being an inventor
00:06:57 – First entrepreneur experience
00:10:32 – Working at NASA
00:15:40 – Minimal viable product (MVP)
00:19:37 – Don’t be afraid to share your ideas
00:26:39 – How a great team can help you execute on your ideas
00:30:24 – Co-founding first startup
00:44:38 – Inventing M.U.L.E
00:49:33 – Solar panel industry
01:00:45 – Looking for a CEO
01:06:23 – Reactive programing & AI
01:19:37 – Kindness
01:30:29 – Kids and social media
01:33:05 – How to get unstuck in life
01:35:06 – Depression
01:38:48 – Advice to your younger self
01:43:30 – New app “Photon”
01:51:57 – Using ChatGPT to help with business planning and validation