What We Can Learn From Defense Tech Primes: Brandon Florian
Brandon Florian has over 20 years of experience in aerospace and defense at Northrop Grumman and Starburst. He’s the Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Grid Aero, building rugged, long-range a...
20 Nov 202531min
Defense Is An Away Game, Stephen Rodriguez Part II
“Defense is an away game; we’re not going to be able to fight our way in” Stephen Rodriguez is the Founder of One Defense and an Operating Partner at DCVC. He invests in and serves on the boards of l...
13 Nov 202522min
Defense Investor Insights, Stephen Rodriguez Part I
Stephen Rodriguez is the Founder of One Defense and an Operating Partner at DCVC. He invests in and serves on the boards of leading defense-tech companies, including Applied Intuition, Firestorm, Ursa...
12 Nov 202522min
Former SpaceX Lead and Tech Founder, Karthik Gollapudi Part II
Ex-SpaceX Dragon Capsule software lead, Karthik Gollapudi, built two-fault-tolerant systems that flew astronauts to the ISS. He left to found Sift, an AI platform that automates testing, manufacturing...
6 Nov 202518min
Former SpaceX Lead and Tech Founder, Karthik Gollapudi Part I
Ex-SpaceX Dragon Capsule software lead, Karthik Gollapudi, built two-fault-tolerant systems that flew astronauts to the ISS. He left to found Sift, an AI platform that automates testing, manufacturing...
4 Nov 202518min
Big Jobs, Less Gov in Defense Tech: Hamlet Yousef Part II
A VC pro covers AI ethics, a boom of domestic jobs in tech, and why the gov needs to get out of the way. Hamlet Yousef is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Irongate Capital Advisors, where he lea...
30 Okt 202520min
Ukraine, Drones and VC: Hamlet Yousef Part I
A VC managing partner discusses lessons from Ukraine, UAS disrupting warfare economics and “venture tourists”. Hamlet Yousef is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Irongate Capital Advisors, where ...
28 Okt 202522min
Former Combat Pilot Lt. Col. Josh (Cabo) Gunderson, PART II
Are our adversaries building ethical AI? Dive into it on the pod with Lt. Col. Joshua “Cabo” Gunderson, former combat pilot, and former Commander of the Air Force F-22 Demo Team. Since leaving active...
23 Okt 202527min
