The Return of Supersonic Air Travel | Blake Scholl, Founder of Boom Supersonic

Blake Scholl, Founder of Boom Supersonic, shares how he's reviving commercial supersonic flight for the first time in over 50 years. From Concorde’s failure to Boom’s modern breakthroughs, Blake walks us through the engineering, regulatory, and economic obstacles that once grounded high-speed air travel and how they’re finally being overcome.We explore the design of Boom’s Overture jet, the technology stack behind “boomless” cruise, and the company’s lean, high-stakes path from prototype to production. Blake also reflects on his journey from Amazon and Groupon to building jets, proving that audacious missions attract the best people and the boldest ideas.------💫 LIMITLESS | SUBSCRIBE & FOLLOWhttps://limitless.bankless.com/https://x.com/LimitlessFT------TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro4:06 The Supersonic Ban Mistake8:37 Reviving Speed: Boom’s Mission13:09 Cracking the Business Model15:10 The Tech Stack Behind Overture20:51 Building at Scale33:00 Risk and Resilience37:58 What Makes Overture Different45:44 Pricing Supersonic Travel51:27 Prototype to Passenger Flight1:04:17 Clearing Regulatory Hurdles1:06:21 Boomless Cruise1:13:35 Why This Could Still Fail1:18:04 Advice------RESOURCESBlake Schollhttps://x.com/bschollBoom Supersonichttps://boomsupersonic.com/Boomless Cruisehttps://boomsupersonic.com/boomless-cruise------Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠