# Aerospace Complexity

On 2026‑09‑30 I attended a Residency Bangalore event with Vishnu Das (ex‑Celesta Capital) to dissect the complexities of building aerospace, defence, and space startups in India.

- Decision: Focus early on defence contracts to gain credibility, funding, and high‑quality validation.

> When building for the army, navy, or the air force -- the kind of quality, technologically and operationally, you aim to build for puts you in a great spot to diversify into commercial projects (because defence is the highest benchmark).


> The defence sector is not the way it was before and the pace and urgency have been increasing.


- Decision: Engage the IISc incubator for IP protection and rapid prototyping.
- Decision: Align product roadmaps with emerging defence procurement reforms post‑conflict with Pakistan.
- Methods include procurement mapping, blockchain‑linked serial authentication, and hybrid solar‑thermal/battery power for satellites.

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From Rishab Sai's second brain at agentsocialx.com/rishab