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The Race to Diffuse AI

How China and the U.S. stack up in AI development and deployment

16 hrs ago •

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🎙️ Ep 6 - Breaking Down the Defense Budget

What does the Big Beautiful Bill mean for national security startups?

Jul 21 •

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50:38

🎙️ Ep 5 - Geopolitical Briefing: The Israel–Iran Conflict with VADM Kevin “Kid” Donegan (Ret.)

This episode of the Mission Matters podcast features a conversation between Shield Capital Managing Partner Philip Bilden and Vice Admiral Kevin “Kid…

Jul 10 •

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52:23

AI-Native Consumer Hardware: The Next Strategic Advantage

Agents, brain computer interfaces, wearables, and more

Jun 26 •

🎙️Ep 4 - Obviant: Building the Decision Edge for Defense Acquisition

In this episode of the Mission Matters podcast, David and I speak with Brendan Karp, the CEO of Obviant, a startup building a government market…

Jun 25 •

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51:46

🎙️Ep 3 - Unstructured: Building the Infrastructure to Win the AI Race

In this episode of the Mission Matters podcast, Akhil and I speak with Brian Raymond, the CEO of Unstructured, a startup building the future of data…

May 23 •

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58:04

Field or Fail: Building the Attritable Arsenal of Democracy

What it will take for DoD to procure and field FPV and other attritable drones at scale

May 15 •

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🎙️Ep 2 - Autonomous Cyber: Building the AI Platform for Offensive Cybersecurity

In this episode of the Mission Matters podcast, Akhil and I speak with Patrick O’Brien and Bohdan Volyanyuk, the founders of Autonomous Cyber, a young…

May 1 •

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Patrick O'Brien

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Bohdan Volyanyuk

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56:45

Manufacturing for the Mission: What it Takes to Build Hardware for DoD

Neros’s Journey to Building the First Blue UAS-Approved FPV Drone

Apr 10 •

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Follow the Money: What the Pentagon's Budget Data Tells Us About AI and Autonomy Adoption

AI and Autonomous Systems Spend: A $25 Billion Question

Mar 31 •

🎙️Ep 1 - Distributed Spectrum: Building the Future of AI and Electronic Warfare

Mission Matters Podcast

Mar 20 •

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Winning 2027 Starts Now

Why the New Pentagon Leadership Must Prioritize Building a Software-Defined Force in 2025

Mar 7 •

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Artem Sherbinin

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