autonomous systems

A Playbook for U.S. Startups Selling Defense Tech in Europe

What does it take for American startups to sell into European defense markets?

Sep 30 •

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🎙️ Ep 8 - Seasats: Scaling Persistent Maritime Autonomy

Encounters with Chinese destroyers, how maritime autonomy differs from Waymos, and more...

Sep 12 •

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59:11

🎙️ Ep 7 - Building the Software Defined Navy

Maritime computer vision, generative AI, resilient communications, and more…

Aug 12 •

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Artem Sherbinin

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1:18:31

Demystifying Defense Corporation Sales: Insights for Startup Founders

Talk to almost any employee at a large corporation, and they will tell you that the technology their employer uses internally is clunky, old, and hard…

Aug 5 •

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The Race to Diffuse AI

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

Jul 22 •

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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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🎙️ 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 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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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 •

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