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▶ 112:54 · $BA · Boeing transfers autonomy assets to Archer to accelerate eVTOL and feed core aviation
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TBPN

Zuck's AI Future, PE Boyfriends, AI Hacks Gym, SpaceX Moons

2026-08-10 · 10 company · 3 thematic
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speakers
john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

nikolai

Founder and CEO of Neural Frames, an AI music video generation platform; PhD in physics, former musician, built profitable bootstrapped company with 12-person team in Berlin.

adam goldstein

Founder and CEO of Archer Aviation, an eVTOL aircraft company; led strategic acquisition of Boeing's Whisk, Insitu, and SkyGrid businesses to combine commercialization with autonomy technology.

brian yudco

Leads product development for Boeing's advanced air mobility and autonomous aviation projects; former startup founder; partnered with Archer to transfer Whisk, Insitu, and SkyGrid businesses.

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“we can take some of the pioneering capabilities that we developed for autonomous aviation. We can add them to what Adam and his team have built and really kind of supercharge some of what can be built in the advanced air mobility market. A…”
—brian yudco
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