Episodes
Manufacturing, Autonomy, & The Future of American Defense | Dhruva Ra…
Dhruva Rajendra discusses autonomy, defense innovation, mergers, and lessons from Ukraine. Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:35) This Week in Startups Podcast (2:40) Michael Saylor & MicroStrategy (5:36) Steve's Review of Wicked (1...
Drones for Defense and Public Safety, Autonomy, and Scaling To Win | …
Mike Fiuk shares Darkhive’s vision, roadmap, and insights on selling and tech in defense. Chapters: (0:00) Intro Who is Mike Fiuk? About Darkhive & Obelisk Video Games Supply Chains Reacting to Trae Stephens Autonomous Tea...
The Future of Aerospace, Thiel Fellow Life & Finding True Purpose | A…
Alex Taylor shares insights on aerospace, the Thiel Fellowship, and purpose-driven American innovation. Chapters: (0:00) Intro (01:37 Why Alex Started Orb Aerospace (07:39) Reality of the Founder Life (09:07) Thiel Fellows ...
New Drones, Logistics Tech, and Building Defense Startups | Dan Magy …
Dan Magy, co-founder and CEO of Firestorm Labs, talks the new drone and logistics tech at Firestorm, his experiences in startups and defense tech, and more. Chapters: (0:00) Intro (1:40) Changing the Podcast Name (6:26) Fires...
West Point & Army Life, Africa, Drones, Ukraine, & Nonprofit Work | D…
Doug Livermore talks West Point, drones in warfare, deploying to Africa, Ukraine, and more. Chapters: (0:00) Intro (2:06) "College Life" at West Point (6:52)Training the Congalese Army (12:16) Training Former Rebels in Mali (...
Episode 6: Matt Tavares - Founder, Protocol Media Labs
Leave a comment and review, and follow for more! Topics: (0:00) Intro (1:36) Matt's Warfighting & Intelligence Background (3:30) The Future of Artillery (8:07) Why Matt Went Into Intel (9:49) Discovering The Drone Problem (12...
Episode 5: Scott Sanders - Chief Growth Officer, Forterra
Comment, leave a review, and follow for more! Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (1:16) Pryzm, not sponsored (1:56) Scott Being Early on Drone Warfare (6:35) Drones in Urban Combat (8:19) Takeaways From Ukraine War (10:13) Military "Ru...
Episode 4: Ryan Farris - Co-founder and COO/CFO, Visto360.ai
Follow, leave a review, and turn on notifications for new episodes weekly! Timestamps/Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Ryan's Background 2:58 Problems with the Pentagon Process 5:01 Frustration with Lack of Innovation 9:00 Vulnerabili...
Episode 3: Brice Cooper - CSO, Allen Control Systems
Brice Cooper is a former Green Beret, former head of SOCOM C-UAS, and the Chief Strategy Officer of Allen Control Systems. Follow for more! Leave us a review! Timestamps / Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:22 Brice's Army & Special Forces...
Episode 2: Olaf Hichwa - Co-founder and CTO, Neros Technologies
Olaf Hichwa is the co-founder and CTO of Neros Technologies, a defense tech startup building vertically integrated development of unmanned aerial systems at scale. Follow for more, leave us a review, and subscribe on YouTube ...
Episode 1: Dhruva Rajendra - Co-founder and CEO, Deterrence
Our premier episode featuring Dhruva Rajendra, co-founder and CEO of Deterrence, a defense tech startup company building advanced autonomous manufacturing systems. We talk about the drone problem, Steve Jobs, Chinese drone sh...