Lesson 1 Bootstraps are your friend
Before Rocket Lab’s billion dollar evaluation, Peter bootstrapped together different rocket engineer designs with his friends. It took him many years before he finally arrived at Silicon Valley raising venture funding for his vision. A future with frequent small scale satellite launches.
Lesson 2 Hire people who believe in the mission
Having a very high GPA could be an indicator of success. But what matters more is hiring people who truly believe in the mission. It’s much easier to say than being done, but to this day, Peter still hand signs every single new hire.
