Andrew Maksimov: 8 Lessons Learned From Running a Space Startup
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OVERVIEW
Speaking frankly and informatively, Andrew Maximov delivers a glimpse of why building a startup in the space industry differs from running a business in any other field. He talks about lessons learned from working in a space startup, also provides valuable advice for those who are going to make their own space company.

There are 8 main lessons learned from running a startup in the space industry:

1. Don’t think that an idea for a space startup should come first
2. Focus on your network – the space industry is a B2B environment
3. Don’t make a space startup just because you want to build and launch a satellite
4. You can’t start a space company from your bedroom
5. Try to lean on a government
6. Leverage global talents in the space industry
7. You have to be neither a space engineer nor an astrophysicist to start a space startup
8. Be passionate about space

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ANDREW MAKSIMOV
Andrew Maximov is a CEO and Co-Founder of Precious Payload, a space-tech startup building software that helps to plan and execute satellite missions by taking care of the paperwork, technical analysis and supply chain management. This SaaS service enables you to launch payloads to space to do a profitable business. Former tech-magazine editor and alumni of Moscow Engineering Physics Institute with a master's degree in micro- and nano-electronics, he was always passionate about space. Before focusing on the space domain, Andrew led several tech companies in the MENA region.
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LINKS TO THE MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS:

KryptoLabs: https://kryptolabs.com/
The UAE Space Agency: https://www.space.gov.ae/
SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space): http://seds.org/
SGAC (The Space Generation): https://spacegeneration.org/
ISU (International Space University): https://www.isunet.edu/
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FOLLOW ANDREW MAXIMOV HERE:

🧔LinkedIn:   / andreymaximov  
📹YouTube:    / @startuppers_guide2thegalaxy  
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