NASA Scientist Explains Why Having His Tech ‘Stolen’ Was a Good Thing | Daniel Shaddock
Episode description
On September 10, 2001, Dr Daniel Shaddock signed on with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, where he worked on LISA, the revolutionary space-based gravitational wave detector. Over a decade later, he co-founded Liquid Instruments, a cutting-edge startup transforming test and measurement — now backed by top international and government investors.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How to pitch yourself to investors
Why Australia may be failing its technical founders
What it's like to eat lunch with a Mars Rover
🎙️ Powered by the ANU Entrepreneurship Club
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:12) Nobel Prize
(02:45) Career in Physics
(08:12) NASA
(14:04) Liquid Instruments Early Days
(21:54) How to Pitch Yourself
(28:26) VC Experience
(32:36) Signs of a Winning Product
(38:06) Moku Product Strategy
(47:59) Product Awesomeness
(51:41) Advice for Young People
(53:52) Where to Learn More