# Founder Mode: Andy Lapsa, Founder & CEO, Stoke Space

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Podcast: [The Social Radars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-social-radars-6136331)
Published: 2025-09-29T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thesocialradars.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d3019d8b-d8fb-4961-b3e2-44cfd2b4047c.mp3
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## Resource

In this episode we talk to Andy Lapsa of Stoke Space. This startup is literally doing rocket science, because they're building fully reusable rockets. Anyone who meets Andy is struck by the depth of his expertise, and in this company that's what founder mode means: a deep understanding of all the engineering problems.

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