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Hugh Lam

πŸ‘€ Speaker
582 total appearances

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Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

I say that because right now it's already happening, so it's not blue sky.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

But as those 10 years evolve, the need for unique proprietary data sets from those satellites will only rise from here because...

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

As we know, as data commoditizes, you can't really leverage that off to make money effectively.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

And so companies that really sit high in that value chain, such as Planet Labs, they're going to be doing quite well.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

And the data as a service or software within space is a pretty nascent field.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

There are only a few companies operating within that ecosystem.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

But as, again, all of these tailwinds are allowing us to launch more into orbit,

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

then that's going to give the green light effectively for more companies to enter within that data space.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

So there's a bit of research done by Goldman Sachs where they forecast services within space to make up around sort of 60% of LEO satellite revenue.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

Launch services will dwindle over time, but that's as a proportion.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

Overall, the industry will continue to grow, but proportionally services are going to outpace things like launch services.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

Yeah, I think my take would be at the end of the day, investing is all about unit economics.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

It's all about can the unit economics speak to investors for them to invest into that particular company or that theme.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

Frankly, most companies within the space sector are unprofitable.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

It makes sense.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

It's still capital intensive.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

It's a fairly nascent industry.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

There are still some profitable companies like Planet Labs.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

Again, they have gross margins between 55%, 60%.

Equity Mates Investing Podcast
The $1.8 Trillion Space Opportunity with Hugh Lam

The positive thing is that revenues are really accelerating.