“We literally worked out of two houses… 25 of us worked out of that house every day. We broke the AC because we were pulling too much power for our 3D printers. We tested jet engines in the backyard.”

How I Invest with David Weisburd · E439: Ethan Thornton: The 22-Year-Old Building a $3.7 Billion Defense Company

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Operated the startup out of two houses (a “hangout house” and a “workhouse”), housing 25-40 interns and employees, running 3D printers and testing jet engines on site

25-40 people, two houses

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