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Blake Scholl

02/15/25

@ Y Combinator

Overture's ticket prices will be comparable to today's business class fares, allowing for faster travel times, such as flying from Tokyo to Seattle in four hours or New York to London in about three hours and forty-five minutes.

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@ Y Combinator

How Blake Scholl Built The First Independent Supersonic Jet

02/15/25

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Blake Scholl

02/15/25

@ Y Combinator

Overture, the upcoming supersonic airliner, will carry around 65 passengers, travel at Mach 1.7, and run on 100% sustainable fuel, while also preventing sonic booms from reaching the ground, allowing it to fly over land.

Blake Scholl

02/15/25

@ Y Combinator

Supersonic travel will enter the market similarly to other technologies, starting at higher price points and gradually becoming more affordable, much like electric cars and smartphones.

Travis Kalanick

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

In cities like Boston, Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco, Uber has expanded its services, including the introduction of Uber X, which is about 30% cheaper than traditional options.

Blake Scholl

02/15/25

@ Y Combinator

I set a lifetime goal in my 20s to fly supersonic after seeing a Concorde in a museum, and I believe the future should include flights that are at least twice as fast as current speeds.

Y Combinator Cast

12/22/23

@ Y Combinator

The potential for rockets to make global travel possible in just 45 minutes is an exciting prospect that could change the world.

Nikesh Arora

12/08/23

@ The Logan Bartlett Show

Natural language interfaces could eliminate the need for complex user interfaces in many products, allowing users to interact more intuitively, such as booking a flight by simply saying, 'Book me a ticket to New York.'

Amit Bendov

05/20/25

@ Sequoia Capital

The future of sales will see a shift towards usage-based pricing models as companies become more efficient and require fewer seats.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

Airlines are proactively offsetting their emissions ahead of upcoming regulations, with companies like Delta and United offering options for customers to offset their flights.

Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

The future of the carbon offset market will likely involve companies making significant changes rather than individuals offsetting their emissions one flight at a time.