SpaceBase Podcast

SpaceBase is a social enterprise who's mission is to democratize access to space through education, entrepreneurship and community building starting in New Zealand. This podcast is dedicated to creating the journey from space enthusiast to space entrepreneurs through insightful interviews with aerospace specialists, investors, and entrepreneurs sharing their experience and knowledge of the space industry, and their personal journeys.To support the podcast, please consider becoming a patron.Since its incorporation in 2017, SpaceBase has collaborated with economic development agencies, local and national governments, and advocacy groups to deliver over 100 educational presentations and workshops, national space and aerospace competitions, as well as helping birth space communities and organizations locally and globally. SpaceBase also assists in technical due diligence, consulting projects for investors, industry stakeholders, and space startups. SpaceBase created a platform for the NZ Aerospace Directory and a free course, Catalysing a Space Industry in Your Region, for anyone interested in creating a local space industry. Recently, it delivered the Space for Planet Earth Challenge competition for the Pacific region in partnership with satellite company Planet.

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Leveraging Creative Technologies and Multi-disciplinary Problem Solving for a Career in Space: An Interview with Caleb McIvor

May 13, 2024 • Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom • Episode 64

An interview with Caleb McIvor, Founding Director of PrintGig and CEO/CTO of Epsilum Design. PrintGig is a cutting-edge 3D printing company that specializes in high-temperature polymers for the high-tech and deep-tech sectors - including the space industry in New Zealand; the only one of its kind in the southern hemisphere.

Caleb is an entrepreneur and inventor set on improving lives and solving complex problems. Caleb specializes in embedded systems design and additive manufacturing with a broad range of skills across the stem fields.

With a Bachelor of Creative Technologies also minoring in Japanese from Auckland University of Technology, Caleb specializes in solving problems using multiple approaches and disciplines.

In this podcast we will learn about Caleb's experience weaving creative technologies and multidisciplinary projects that led to founding serial startups and an additive manufacturing startup with a unique competitive advantage in the NZ space industry.

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The Lean Startup by Eric Reis
Kindrik Partners - free legal resources for founders and startups

Hosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBase
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