EPISODE · Oct 29, 2025 · 49 MIN
America's Drone Market is About to Collapse (And It's a Good Thing) | ROP #58
from Rational Optimist Podcast
China's DJI owns 90% of the US commercial drone market. A nationwide ban is about to make them illegal, threatening to collapse the industry overnight. Thoron founder Thayne Kollmorgen says: good. In this episode, he reveals the brutal truths behind America's failure - from the "open source honey trap" that kills innovation to the product design flaws that put US companies an "order of magnitude" behind. He also lays out the Tesla-inspired playbook a new generation of American founders is using to finally build a true competitor and win the drone war.
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