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title: "EP #25 How to Build a Moonshot w/ Astro Teller"
description: Astro Teller presents the wireframe for building and executing Moonshots and the power of turning crazy ideas into breakthroughs.
---

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# [EP #25 How to Build a Moonshot w/ Astro Teller](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/astro-teller)

 Written by [Peter H. Diamandis](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast/author/peter-h-diamandis) | Feb 5, 2023 8:00:00 AM

In this episode, recorded during the 2022 Abundance360 summit, Astro Teller presents the wireframe for building and executing Moonshots and the power of turning crazy ideas into breakthroughs.

## You will learn about:

- 09:57 | What’s a Moonshot?
- 13:32 | How to build a Moonshot Culture
- 15:53 | We can’t all be right
- 22:47 | The “monkey first” strategy

Dr. Astro Teller's expertise lies in intelligent technology as the CEO of Alphabet's X, The Moonshot Factory. X is a company dedicated to bringing extraordinary, audacious ideas to reality through science and technology. He was previously the founding CEO of Cerebellum Capital.

### Resources

Visit [X’s website](https://x.company/).

Learn more about [Abundance360](https://www.abundance360.com/summit).

Read the [Tech Blog](https://www.diamandis.com/blog).

Learn more about<https://www.diamandis.com/podcast>[Moonshots & Mindsets](https://www.diamandis.com/podcast).<https://www.diamandis.com/podcast>

### Sponsors

This episode is brought to you by:

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