Blake Scholl Quotes

One of the more insane things about the aerospace industry is the habit of price escalation clauses in long term contracts. The norm is to expect costs to rise faster than inflation.

It's like planning to gradually suck a little bit more every year.

It’s not what you know, it’s what you can learn—and who you can get to know.

As a founder, you live life at your personal redline.

So why not make it worth it? Work on the most exciting idea you have which is not impossible.

Best way to get done a day earlier is to start a day sooner

The price of good tea is steep

Why was the cucumber feeling salty?

He was in a pickle.

Startup advice: work on the biggest problem others have ignored.

Aeroelastics make my heart flutter

When sharing your opinion with colleagues (or significant other), it helps to communicate how strongly you feel. I’ll often say it’s a 51/49 opinion or an 80/20 opinion or, rarely, 99/1.

This metadata helps prevent unnecessary conflicts.

I'm shocked at how often Plan A fails.. and then I end up discovering a Plan B that is vastly better than Plan A ever could have been.

On any given topic, the most important question to ask is: “what are the most important questions?” Always ask this and prioritize before jumping in.

“That was a once in a lifetime experience”

“Oh?”

“Yeah, because I’m never doing THAT again!”

It’s easy to think that once you’ve said “thanks” the appreciation box is checked. But gratitude is like love: you don’t say it once at the wedding and call it done. You repeat it every day.

Price and cost are different things, often confused.

Cost is what it takes to make something. Price is what it sells for—at a point in time. When supplies are low, costs can be low but prices high. Confuse these concepts—and you’ll miss many opportunities

It’s surprisingly easy to ask a question no one knows the answer to. I was lucky to learn early in life how easy it is to skate to the frontiers of human knowledge.