Tom Wallace-Smith and Talmon Firestone are the founders of Astral Systems, a Bristol-based deep tech group developing and commercialising multi-state fusion reactor technology.
In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Wallace-Smith and Firestone discuss the importance of embracing difficult challenges, why believing in your mission is the best form of motivation and why fusion is a highly misunderstood technology.
What advice would you give to a first-time founder?
TWS: It may sound obvious but don’t shy away from the difficult challenges. We, as founders, have a unique opportunity to change the world, leaving it in a better place than when we found it. Therefore, find a mission where the stakes are high and determine a North Star that holds a long term game-changing vision….
