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Deseret News | 05/25/19
'Prodigy' Founder Taking Utah's Teal Drones to Unexplored Heights—Smaller. Faster. Smarter. Common goals in the world of tech startups, but Teal Drones founder and CEO George Matus — having nailed these three attributes very early on with drones he and his team developed — is on a quest for something more elusive and, perhaps, more consequential. "Once consumer drones started becoming widely used and really popular, I started realizing that all they are is just a flying camera that can take photos and videos," Matus said. "And, I've always had these grand visions of what drones could do … and the role for good that they could have in society." Building drones that can fulfill a greater and more impactful mission is a goal now very much in sight for Matus ...
https://www.deseret.com/2019/5/25/20674230/prodigy-founder-taking-utah-s-teal-drones-to-unexplored-heights#george-matus-who-launched-teal-drones-as-a-teenager-in-2014-pilots-one-of-his-drones-outside-the-companys-offices-in-murray-on-monday-may-13-2019-the-company-is-set-to-unveil-a-just-inked-deal-with-the-u-s-army-to-develop-a-short-range-reconnaissance-drone-that-service-members-can-carry-in-a-backpack-and-deploy-as-needed-in-the-battlefield DroneLife | 10/10/18
The Realization of a Dream: Introducing the Teal One, Now for Sale—Everyone loves a long shot success story – and this one is better than most. In July of 2016, DRONELIFE wrote about the 18-year-old Utah kid who decided to skip college and pursue his dream of building the ultimate drone. Today, 20-year-old George Matus launches the Teal One: one of the fastest ready-to-fly drones on the market. George Matus was awarded a $100,000 Thiel fellowship when he graduated from high school. A Thiel fellowship – which has a lower than 1% win rate – offers grant money, guidance and resources to entrepreneurs under the age of 23 to skip college and pursue innovation instead ...
https://dronelife.com/2018/10/10/the-realization-of-dream-introducing-the-teal-one-now-for-sale/ DroneDJ | 10/10/18
Teal Launches Their Flagship Drone the Teal One—Today, Teal launches their flagship drone the Teal One. This ready-to-fly done has a top speed of 60mph and features a modular design, making it easy to replace parts if you happen to crash the drone. The done is controlled right from your smartphone with an app called Teal Flight, that also offers five different flight modes, including one-handed and voice control. The drone has been developed by 20-year-old Utah-based founder, George Matus. It is designed and built right here in the US. The Teal One has a top speed of 60mph and can withstand wind speeds of up to 40mph. The drone features a 15 minute flight time, which is less than what most people are used to from their DJI drones, but for some that might be offset by its higher top speed and improved wind resistance ...
https://dronedj.com/2018/10/10/teal-one-drone/ Entrepreneur | 09/14/17
The iPhone of Drones Is Being Built by This Teenager—His drone, he believes, will be revolutionary. It will come equipped with artificial intelligence so it can recognize faces and objects and pick them out in a crowd; it will help police departments find lost children, ranchers monitor their herds, cities inspect buildings. If all goes according to plan, it will do for drones what the iPhone did for phones. It will make them useful, helpful. It will change the way we live. And it will be very, very fast ...
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/298141 DroneLife | 05/31/17
Smart Kid Raises ~$6 Mill and Starts Drone Company—Teal is a remarkable drone company for several reasons. First, it raised ~$6 million from angel investors including Peter Thiel. Second, it is a US based firm manufacturing drones for the consumer market. Third, it was started by a high school student who has infused his company with his passion for flight as fun. Their drone, the Sport, is designed for racing and, according to the firm, can hit 80mph out of the box. You can learn more here. Teal could be the real deal. Time will tell; but we’re rooting for these guys. The folks at AirVuz recently interviewed the founder George Matus. Here is their interview ...
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