Chris Bommarito runs Castor Engineering, a manufacturing automation company he built from scratch.

He started the whole operation from the ground up after being suddenly laid off from a job he deeply cared about. It was a huge shock at the time, but it pushed him to build something of his own.

Seven years later he has 20 employees, a growing AI practice inside his company, and an investment in an airline.

What we covered:

→ Why new entrepreneurs should stop trying to replace their previous income

→ How Chris thinks about AI's impact on manufacturing and entry-level jobs

→ The decision-making framework from the book How We Decide and when to trust your gut

→ What it means to own "a piece of the machine" in an AI-driven economy

→ His investment in Avelo Airlines and why he believes the frequent flyer ...