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Aug 2024
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The Company Competing With Amazon for In...

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About this episode

In this episode, Keller and Peter discuss the future of drone delivery, how to use geographic arbitrage as an entrepreneur, and the story behind Zipline.   


Recorded on July 23rd, 2024

Views are my own thoughts; not Financial, Medical, or Legal Advice.


  • 02:47 | Zipline's Journey to $4 Billion
  • 23:06 | Revolutionizing Blood Logistics in Rwanda
  • 59:42 | Revolutionary Teleportation Technology Near Completion


Keller Clifton is a leading robotics entrepreneur and co-founder of Zipline, a drone delivery company with the most significant autonomous logistics and delivery system at half the costs with zero emissions. The company's impact has been global with over 1 million autonomous deliveries and a $4.2 billion valuation. Under Clifton’s leadership, the company has raised $330 million in Series F funding and received the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration authorization for commercial deliveries beyond visual lines of sight without visual observers.


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