MOVE FAST AND DON'T BREAK (SAFETY CRITICAL) THINGS

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Boom Supersonic's XB-1, the world's first independently developed supersonic jet, was created with about a tenth of the capital of any other supersonic program. It was designed, built, and flown successfully by a team of just 50 people. Foundational elements like assembling a small, exceptional team were key to the startup's success, but there were also some non-obvious lessons learned. This article is the first in a series on lessons learned at Boom on how to develop hardware quickly and efficiently. It focuses on how Boom uses software to accelerate hardware development.