About this episode
Adam Goldstein, Founder & CEO of Archer Aviation (NYSE: ACHR) gives Sourcery a full behind-the-scenes of Archer’s HQ. In this conversation, Adam breaks down what Archer is building (a new category of aviation), why regulatory and political support matters, and how they’re thinking about scaling from early city deployments to a truly global aircraft business. We also get into why retail investors and Reddit became a major part of Archer’s story, and the market-sizing framework behind “20 aircraft x 1,000 markets.”One part of Archer’s progress that’s very impressive are their significant defense and strategic technology partnerships, including Anduril (hybrid VTOL and unmanned rotorcraft concepts), Palantir (AI and data infrastructure for manufacturing, operations, and airspace systems), its role as the exclusive air taxi provider for the LA 2028 Olympics, and its early expansion partnerships across the UAE.Plus, I try the simulators: first a helicopter-style experience (chaos), then Archer’s Midnight fly-by-wire system (way easier, way more fun).Archer was the first sponsor of Sourcery ever, so it was special to get a full tour!Topics we cover:What Archer is and how eVTOL air taxis workThe “first new category in aviation in 60 years” and what it takes to unlock itLA28 Olympics and the path from now to 2028EIPP and flying in US cities as soon as next yearDefense market shift toward autonomy at scale and Archer’s partnershipsGoing public early, Boeing conflict, and the role of retail liquidityWhy Adam thinks this can become a $100B+ business (and eventually bigger)Adam Goldstein: ?https://x.com/adamgoldstein13? Molly O’Shea: ?https://x.com/MollySOShea? Sourcery: ??https://x.com/sourceryy? ??????? ?????YouTube : ?https://youtu.be/kohPqi123-s?????????• ?Brex?—The modern finance platform, combining the world’s smartest corporate card with integrated expense management, banking, bill pay, & travel. ?https://brex.com/sourcery?• ?Turing?—Turing delivers top-tier talent, data, and tools to help AI labs improve model performance—and enables enterprises to turn those models into powerful, production-ready systems. ?https://turing.com/sourcery?• ?Deel?
