#135: The Future of Drone Delivery with Bobby Healy of Manna Aero

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on August 17, 2022

Summary

During this episode, Santosh is joined by Bobby Healy, the founder and CEO of Manna Aero. Manna is a drone delivery company that is determined to improve the world by making lightning-fast suburban deliveries affordable, green, and safe. Santosh and Bobby discuss many aspects of this mission including safety and the use cases drones are best suited for.

Show Notes

Highlights from their conversation include:

  • What’s being built at Manna (1:10)
  • The Bobby Healy story (1:48)
  • What drones are best suited for (4:23)
  • How Bobby chose the enabler route (11:00)
  • Safety at Manna (14:27)
  • Varying designs for drones (19:38)
  • Deterrents of drone expansion (25:12)
  • The economics of drone delivery (29:33)
  • Advice for rising founders (32:48)
  • Bobby's favorite summer activity (34:01)

Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and mobility specialists that focus on seed-stage, enterprise startups. Find out more at: https://www.dynamo.vc/.

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