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Richard Stroupe

@stroupe

Technologist | 3x Entrepreneur | Investor | Advisor | Addicted to chaos

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SpaceX released some provocative metrics last week. Looking forward to more analytical perspective based on Wright’s Law from Sam Korus.

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When the Pentagon lost $800 million in 2018, I proposed blockchain to solve federal accounting nightmares. Today, the Department of Government Efficiency Department of Government Efficiency is exploring that very path. Fact is, federal agencies lose track of hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars every

When the Pentagon lost $800 million in 2018, I proposed blockchain to solve federal accounting nightmares.

Today, the <a href="/DOGE/">Department of Government Efficiency</a> Department of Government Efficiency is exploring that very path.

Fact is, federal agencies lose track of hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars every
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This founder’s obsessive research landed her a $350,000 Shark Tank deal. 3 lessons on preparation from Danielle Mahon. Danielle runs Topsail Steamer, which makes ready-to-cook seafood boils. Before going under the lights, Danielle studied 16 seasons worth of deals - mapping

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How I turned a "No" from my boss into my first company. Over the next 7 years we grew to: • 60 employees • $14+ million in ARR • And an 8 figure exit Here's how I rerouted resistance:

How I turned a "No" from my boss into my first company.

Over the next 7 years we grew to:

• 60 employees
• $14+ million in ARR
• And an 8 figure exit 

Here's how I rerouted resistance:
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We just watched Starlink simulator satellites via Starlink get launched into space from SpaceX's Starship rocket in preparation for future Starlink V3 satellite deployments. So cool.

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When I invested in SpaceX back in 2019, the question was whether operational revenue could fund frontier tech at scale. The 2025 Starlink numbers answered it. The 2026 forecast shows how the model accelerates, with operational revenue powering R&D. 22,000 new customers per day

When I invested in SpaceX back in 2019, the question was whether operational revenue could fund frontier tech at scale. 

The 2025 Starlink numbers answered it. The 2026 forecast shows how the model accelerates, with operational revenue powering R&amp;D.

22,000 new customers per day
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Last week, I hosted a workshop with coastal service business owners feeling the impact of the “K-shaped economy” Here's why waterfront communities are ground zero for this split-economy shift. Starting with the uneven Covid recovery, massive stimulus, and asset inflation, we

Last week, I hosted a workshop with coastal service business owners feeling the impact of the “K-shaped economy”

Here's why waterfront communities are ground zero for this split-economy shift.

Starting with the uneven Covid recovery, massive stimulus, and asset inflation, we
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New space report: "Maneuverability will become the most valuable currency in orbit". "Static satellites are sitting ducks." A key driver is the Golden Dome, the Pentagon's new missile defense architecture. And it's reshaping where billions flow. Golden Dome is designed to

New space report: "Maneuverability will become the most valuable currency in orbit". 
 
"Static satellites are sitting ducks."
 
A key driver is the Golden Dome, the Pentagon's new missile defense architecture. And it's reshaping where billions flow.
 
Golden Dome is designed to
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January 2025: Musk said the Moon is "a distraction" from Mars. February 2026: He makes the Moon SpaceX’s centrepiece priority. That's a 180-degree reversal in 13 months as Elon sketched out a “self-growing moon city” possible within a decade. For investors watching the space

January 2025: Musk said the Moon is "a distraction" from Mars. 

February 2026: He makes the Moon SpaceX’s centrepiece priority.

That's a 180-degree reversal in 13 months as Elon sketched out a “self-growing moon city” possible within a decade.

For investors watching the space
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Microsoft's AI CEO just nuked half the white-collar workforce. He told the Financial Times that accountants and lawyers are getting fully automated in 12-18 months. Not "assisted." Replaced. The $200k spreadsheet warriors and contract reviewers? Cooked. Meanwhile the plumber

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BREAKING: SpaceX has officially announced that Starlink now has over 10 million customers, up from 9M in December 2025 and 8M in November. Starlink added over 19,000 new customers on average per day since they hit 9 million customers. The first Starlink version 3 satellites

BREAKING: SpaceX has officially announced that <a href="/Starlink/">Starlink</a> now has over 10 million customers, up from 9M in December 2025 and 8M in November.

Starlink added over 19,000 new customers on average per day since they hit 9 million customers.

The first Starlink version 3 satellites
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JUNE 2028. The S&P is down 38% from its highs. Unemployment just printed 10.2%. Private credit is unraveling. Prime mortgages are cracking. AI didn’t disappoint. It exceeded every expectation. What happened?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ citriniresearch.com/p/2028gic