How to Sell to the U.S. Military: OTAs, 4023 & Sole Source Deals | Travis James (Podcast #29)
Government contracting, but with zero fluff.In this episode, we sit down with Travis James—former Army contracting officer and now Head of Contracts at Fortera—for a brutally practical breakdown of ho...
9 Maj 20251h 10min
From Iraq to AI Drones: How War Has Changed (And How It Hasn’t) | Chris Jennings & Mike Rodriguez
What does it feel like to be under fire? How are drones changing warfare? And why does modern military tech so often miss the mark?In this episode, special operations veterans Chris “Gus” Jennings (5t...
2 Maj 20251h 44min
The Brutal Reality of Building in Defense Tech | John Ferry (Podcast #27)
Most VC-backed defense startups stall, pivot, and eventually die. John Ferry has a few ideas why.As President of Trenchant Analytics and a deeply connected defense insider, Ferry pulls back the curtai...
25 Apr 20251h 34min
From NASA to Startup: Building the Future of Satellite Imaging | Vishnu Sridhar (Podcast #26)
What if satellite imaging could go beyond RGB and actually see the molecular makeup of our planet? In this episode, the former NASA engineer turned co-founder and CEO breaks down how his startup, Matt...
22 Apr 20251h 9min
From Combat Zones to Satellites: The Future of Earth Intelligence | Luke Fischer (Podcast #25)
Luke Fischer is the Co-Founder and CEO of SkyFi, an industry-leading Earth Observation marketplace company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Before co-founding SkyFi, Luke was an Entrepreneur-in-Residen...
11 Apr 20251h 19min
The Future of Defense Tech Investing | Jackson Moses (Podcast #24)
A proven serial entrepreneur and early defense tech investor, Jackson Moses currently serves as the Founder and Managing Partner of Silent Ventures, an early stage venture firm that invests in excepti...
4 Apr 20251h 15min
Laser Weapons, Defense Startups, Reshoring U.S. Manufacturing | Michael LaFramboise (Podcast #23)
Michael LaFramboise is the co-founder and CEO of Aurelius Systems, a defense technology startup building the next generation of autonomous counter-UAS. Their premier product, the Archimedes Laser Sent...
28 Mars 20251h 24min
America’s Intelligence Wake-Up Call | Simone Ledeen (Podcast #22)
Simone Ledeen has served in various U.S. Government and business leadership positions, most recently as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy. Her prior US Government work, ...
21 Mars 202548min
