Building Breakthrough Innovations with Crowd-Powered Ecosystems as Illustrated by Building the Hyperloop

Dirk is the CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and the Founder and CEO of JumpStarter.

Founded in 2013, Hyperloop TT designs and builds the fastest, safest, and environmentally friendly transportation system with the ability to transport people and goods at rocket speeds.

The Company utilizes its unique approach of crowd collaboration and is thus able to leverage a global team of over 800 experts to bring disruptive innovation to the traditional transportation industry.

Hyperloop first gained public interest when entrepreneur Elon Musk published a white paper describing a futuristic mode of transport that would transport people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in about thirty minutes.