
VHTB is your guide to the talent, culture, and capital forces shaping the hard tech startup ecosystem. Each episode, hosts Justus Kilian of Space Capital, Seyka, and Brian Mejeur of AdAstra Talent Advisors, and Matt Gjertsen of Better Every Day Studios bring stories and lessons from the front lines of building and backing some of the most innovative companies on the planet.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 40 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EntrepreneurshipBusinessInvesting | |||

Capital is moving out of software and back into physical systems. What actually changes when that happens?
In this episode of VHTB, Justus Kilian, Brian Mejeur, and Matt Gjertsen look at the rise of what JPMorgan calls “Halo stocks”, heavy asset, lo... more
What actually changes when leadership changes at NASA?
You hear a lot about culture shifts, but what does that actually look like in practice?
And how quickly does it show up in real decisions?
In this episode, the VHTB team breaks down a packed Q... more
Where’s the line between pushing people to do their best work… and just being an asshole?
It’s a question that comes up a lot in high-performance environments especially in hard tech, where the stakes are high and the margin for error is small.
Bec... more
Every Hard Tech Founder Needs a Gwynne Shotwell
We often focus on visionary founders, the big personalities pushing boundaries, taking risks, and shaping industries. But what about the people who actually make that vision work day to day? The unsung... more
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