Astranis has won a DoD contract to design next-gen Resilient GPS satellites. R-GPS is a new $1.9 billion program to: ▸ build 24+ small satellites ▸ boost GPS resilience ▸ deter GPS attacks by America's adversaries Here’s why it matters, and why we’re honored to play a part:

Somos Internet is a Y Combinator startup that lays 2 km of fiber every day in Colombia. They already have 27,000 subscribers — because people want what they offer: 100 Gbps internet connections for just $80/m. How is that possible? Somos is building a new kind of network from the ground up — plugging into transatlantic fiber, building his own backbone, connecting into apartments, and building custom routers that can handle that much throughput. Forrest (@forrestheath3) visited me at my office, and we talked through the technical details. I think you'll love it. HD Version at the link in my bio. Timestamps: 00:00 — Introducing Somos Internet 02:40 — Nobody Understands how Telco Networks Work 03:51 — How to Learn About Telco Anyways 04:53 — How Forrest Won Over the Local Drug Lords 06:50 — The Idea Maze: from Wifi to Fiber 09:25 — What Somos Internet is Building: Enterprise-Grade Fiber to Your Home 12:05 — How Telcos Work Today (and Their Fundamental Flaw) 15:46 — "The Core Innovation of Somos Is..." 17:40 — HOW IT WORKS: A Nested-Ring Topology, Not a Tree 21:43 — An End-to-End Service 23:57 — (Including Routers) 25:00 — How is 100 Gbps per Customer Possible? 31:08 — How They're Cheaper: Switches, not Routers 35:00 — Why Sell a Consumer Service? 39:40 — Why Doesn't Bell Labs Still Exist? (It's the MBAs.) 42:28 — Customer Service is Easier When You Build Everything Yourself 43:37 — Telcos Have Given Up on Innovating 47:46 — How to Build a Team Smart Enough to Execute This Vision 51:41 — Is This a Hard Idea to Pitch a VC? 55:58 — Could Somos Have Started in America, not Colombia? 59:23 — How Did Forrest Learn All of This From Zero? 1:02:36 — What Technical Challenges Are Next For Somos?