#19: Jonathan Fentzke - Managing Director of Techstars Allied Space Accelerator on Space Technologies, The Real Pioneer of Air Flight, and a Life Altering Near Death Experience
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Jonathan Fentzke is a space scientist by training, entrepreneur at heart and an investor in VC funds and startups. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a P.hD. in Aerospace Engineering and was a research scientist at several universities and scientific institutions such as Cornell University (Arecibo Observatory), Northwest Research Associates, John Hopkins University, and Computational Physics Inc. He is the founder of OmniEarth, a geoinformatics startup that was acquired by a leading private equity firm, and he also co-founded InSpace Incorporated, a startup incubator focused on space technologies. Today, he is the Managing Director at Techstars Allied Space Accelerator, and an investor & advisor to startups aiming to give back to the startup community.Book Recommendation 1: High Output Management by Andrew GroveBook Recommendation 2: The Rum Diary by Hunter ThompsonBook Recommendation 3: Principles by Ray Dalio Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanfentzke/Twitter: @JTFentzke