The Method E1: Inside Zipline with Keller Cliffton It was illegal to fly autonomously in US airspace when Keller Cliffton started Zipline, and most investors "weren't willing to invest in illegal things." Zipline launched in Rwanda instead, flying blood to 21 hospitals. It's now valued at $21.5 billion. @Keller, co-founder and CEO of Zipline, sat down with @sophiadew at Zipline's South San Francisco factory to break down why they started in Rwanda, why each 10x jump in scale breaks everything, and the case for 50 billion US instant deliveries: 00:00 the closest thing to teleportation 01:38 why Zipline launched in Rwanda first 03:14 the UPenn study and a 51% drop in maternal mortality 04:17 why tech keeps solving "rich people problems" 06:00 bringing Zipline to the US and going back to square one 07:28 why every 10x breaks the company 09:16 running teams like special forces 10:42 people patting the droid to say thank you 11:19 the case for 50 billion US instant deliveries 13:30 from pro rock climber to "happy to fail" @zipline