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he's arriving goodwood speed week in style, as the chief test pilot of gravity industries, the start—upeves they've finally nailed the jetpack. i hatched this idea in 2016 of, could you reinvent flight byjust adding the minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and body to fly in a very unusual way. no logical reason, that was just an interesting idea, i thought. so, i'm going to have a go on this? mm—hmm. any tips? well actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a bike because if you describe a bicycle to somebody who has never seen one, it sounds very clever and complicated and difficult to learn but our experience is that when you let the inner balance brain take over, it is remarkable how well that collaboration between machine and human works and this is the same. right, so we're going to put the harness on. that will do a good job of connecting you to the suit as best as possible. if you stress and overthink it, it's really hard. walking and standing up is much more complicated than learning to fly this, so just relax into it and enjoy it. the jet suit is pretty
he's arriving goodwood speed week in style, as the chief test pilot of gravity industries, the start—upeves they've finally nailed the jetpack. i hatched this idea in 2016 of, could you reinvent flight byjust adding the minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and body to fly in a very unusual way. no logical reason, that was just an interesting idea, i thought. so, i'm going to have a go on this? mm—hmm. any tips? well actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a bike...
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he's arriving goodwood speed week in style, as the chief test pilot of gravity industries, the start—upt believes they've finally nailed the jetpack. i hatched this idea in 2016 of, could you reinvent flight byjust adding the minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and body to fly in a very unusual way. no logical reason, that was just an interesting idea, i thought. so, i'm going to have a go on this? mm—hmm. any tips? well actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a bike because if you describe a bicycle to somebody who has never seen one, it sounds very clever and complicated and difficult to learn but our experience is that when you let the inner balance brain take over, it is remarkable how well that collaboration between machine and human works and this is the same. right, so we're going to put the harness on. that will do a good job of connecting you to the suit as best as possible. if you stress and overthink it, it's really hard. walking and standing up is much more complicated than learning to fly this, so just relax into it and enjoy it. the jet suit is p
he's arriving goodwood speed week in style, as the chief test pilot of gravity industries, the start—upt believes they've finally nailed the jetpack. i hatched this idea in 2016 of, could you reinvent flight byjust adding the minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and body to fly in a very unusual way. no logical reason, that was just an interesting idea, i thought. so, i'm going to have a go on this? mm—hmm. any tips? well actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a...
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he's arriving at goodwood speed week in style as the chief test pilot of gravity industries — a start—upeves they've finally nailed the jet pack. i hatched this idea in 2016 of could you reinvent flight byjust adding a minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and your body to fly in a very unusual way? no logical reason — that was just an interesting idea, i thought. chuckles. so, i'm going to have a go in this. mm—hmm. any tips? actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a bike because if you described a bicycle to somebody who'd never seen one, it sounds very clever and complicated and difficult to learn. but our experience is when you let the inner balance brain take over, then it's remarkable how well that collaboration between machine and human works, and this is the same. right, so what we're going to do is put the harness on. that will do a good job of kind of connecting you to the suit as best as possible. if you stress and overthink it, it's really hard. walking and standing up is much more complicated than learning to fly this, so just relax into it and enjoy
he's arriving at goodwood speed week in style as the chief test pilot of gravity industries — a start—upeves they've finally nailed the jet pack. i hatched this idea in 2016 of could you reinvent flight byjust adding a minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and your body to fly in a very unusual way? no logical reason — that was just an interesting idea, i thought. chuckles. so, i'm going to have a go in this. mm—hmm. any tips? actually, it's like watching a child learn to...
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as the chief test pilot of gravity industries, a startup that believes they finally have nailed the jetpack idea in 2016, could you reinvent flight by adding the a minimumalistamount of equipment and using your brain and your body to fly in a brand—new way. no logical reasons. that was just an interesting idea i had. so i'm going to have a go at this. any tips? actually it is like watching a child learn to ride a bike. if you describe the bicycle to somebody who's never seen one, it sounds very clever and complicated and difficult to learn. but our experiences, we let the inner balance brain takeover, it is remarkable how will that collaboration between machine and human works. this is the same. we will put the harness on. that would do a good job of connecting you to the suit as well. if you stress and overthink it, it is really ha rd. stress and overthink it, it is really hard. walking and standing up is much more harder than learning to fly. relax into it and enjoyed. the jet soup is pretty daunting and although it is also pretty heavy, there is not that much to it. two turbines on each
as the chief test pilot of gravity industries, a startup that believes they finally have nailed the jetpack idea in 2016, could you reinvent flight by adding the a minimumalistamount of equipment and using your brain and your body to fly in a brand—new way. no logical reasons. that was just an interesting idea i had. so i'm going to have a go at this. any tips? actually it is like watching a child learn to ride a bike. if you describe the bicycle to somebody who's never seen one, it sounds...
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he's arriving at goodwood speed week in style as the chief test pilot of gravity industries — a start—upi hatched this idea in 2016 of could you reinvent flight byjust adding a minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and your body to fly in a very unusual way? no logical reason — that was just an interesting idea, i thought. chuckles. so, i'm going to have a go in this. mm—hmm. any tips? actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a bike because if you described a bicycle to somebody who'd never seen one, it sounds very clever and complicated and difficult to learn. but our experience is when you let the inner balance brain take over, then it's remarkable how well that collaboration between machine and human works, and this is the same. right, so what we're going to do is put the harness on. that will do a good job of kind of connecting you to the suit as best as possible. if you stress and overthink it, it's really hard. walking and standing up is much more complicated than learning to fly this, so just relax into it and enjoy it. the jet suit is pretty daunting and a
he's arriving at goodwood speed week in style as the chief test pilot of gravity industries — a start—upi hatched this idea in 2016 of could you reinvent flight byjust adding a minimalist amount of equipment and using your brain and your body to fly in a very unusual way? no logical reason — that was just an interesting idea, i thought. chuckles. so, i'm going to have a go in this. mm—hmm. any tips? actually, it's like watching a child learn to ride a bike because if you described a...
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gravity for retail has shifted from in-store to online. in this new model, independent businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them are going to lead the retail industrys are now voting with their wallets to buy from and vote for independent brands and brands whose values reflect their own. i actually think what we saw during the black friday/cyber monday season is going to be a blueprint for what the future of retail is going to look like. jack: that's interesting. the shift to value is fascinating. there's also some practical things that are happening. you guys put out a list of what people are buying most. it was things like keyboards. i know that, i had to get a new one because i was working on my home computer. i think the number one was art as people set up their houses because they're spending so much time in there. >> it is amazing to see this shift happen. some of the top products were scooters and needle craft patterns and bottle openers. we saw barbecues and camping equipment happen. so definitely -- so let's summarize this. first of all, the black friday/cyber monday and the holiday season started much earlier. second thing, the consumer e
gravity for retail has shifted from in-store to online. in this new model, independent businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them are going to lead the retail industrys are now voting with their wallets to buy from and vote for independent brands and brands whose values reflect their own. i actually think what we saw during the black friday/cyber monday season is going to be a blueprint for what the future of retail is going to look like. jack: that's interesting. the shift to value is...
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industry where we're offering equipment in addition to the screen. what we've done at tonal invented digital weights. it is world's first weight system runs purely on electricity, rather than big metal plates and gravityve to the user. tonal should choose how much weight you lift. and will decide how much the weight goes up and down. adjusting the weight in the middle of a rep. having a personal trainer spotting you if you're struggling the a.i. will spot you in the middle of the rep. it is more than just a screen. full-blown equipment and guidance personalized to you in a built in system. david: one thing i talked to the echelon guy out is financing. they got a special deal with goldman sachs doing financing for reaching out. they were able to get i believe $65 million in financing. have you reached out to other investor to try to enrich your company? >> yeah. we've been raising money since inception. tonal is about a five-year old company. today we raised $200 million in capital. our most recent cash inflation was announced in september. $110 million of capital. we're growing rapidly. we've grown 8-x year-over-year compared to last year. we're getting ready for a blockbuster 2021. david: congratulat
industry where we're offering equipment in addition to the screen. what we've done at tonal invented digital weights. it is world's first weight system runs purely on electricity, rather than big metal plates and gravityve to the user. tonal should choose how much weight you lift. and will decide how much the weight goes up and down. adjusting the weight in the middle of a rep. having a personal trainer spotting you if you're struggling the a.i. will spot you in the middle of the rep. it is...