His death hits Makani hard because its founder is irreplaceable: a Stanford-trained engineer who pushed the edge of design, anableleader who snared funding from Google and the ARPA-E, and a handsome windsurfing champion who knew the power of the wind firsthand.
As the news cycle begins to analyze and poll the American public on this speech I think a certain level of appreciation will settle in from most people who will see it as refreshing that their leader was able to speak in an optimistic, confident and authoritative manner.