Making it Rain In Texas with the Rainmaker Augustus Doricko the CEO of Rainmaker
Description
Augustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next-generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.
Rainmaker utilizes weather-resistant drones to enhance precipitation and employs novel radar hardware to quantify the amount of man-made precipitation generated. Rainmaker’s first priority is reversing the desertification of the American West, and ultimately to terraform deserts into abundant, green, arable land.
Augustus Doricko is the founder and CEO of Rainmaker, a next-generation cloud seeding company. He is a UC Berkeley dropout, Thiel Fellow, and member of the El Segundo hard tech scene.
Augustus Doricko Links:
Rainmaker – https://www.rainmaker.com
X – https://x.com/ADoricko
LinkedIn – / augustus-doricko-660b20145
Substack – https://substack.com/@doricko
00:00 Introduction & Weather Manipulation Overview
02:25 Operation Popeye & Historical Context
04:20 Guest Background & Regulations
16:17 Career & Entrepreneurial Journey
26:08 Space Experiments & Future Tech
30:13 Weather Modification in Vietnam
36:52 Global Players & China’s Advancements
41:51 Public Skepticism & Misconceptions
42:06 Cloud Seeding & Geoengineering
49:25 Environmental Concerns & Innovation
01:12:44 How Cloud Seeding Works
01:20:38 Making Rain & Snow: The Science
01:26:14 Water Crisis & Climate Solutions
01:36:21 Future of Atmospheric Engineering
01:55:00 Risks, Ethics & Geopolitical Threats
02:00:03 Final Thoughts & Future Outlook
https://www.rainmaker.com/
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