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DoD’s end-to-end budget cycle must be compressed to one year, max

September 22, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a lengthy slice from the recently exited DIU director Michael Brown on the Venture Stories podcast discussing a major barrier to military innovation. I’ll […]

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Defense industry is afraid of testing hypersonics, lacks test infrastructure

February 4, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s an interesting bit from SecDef Llyod Austin’s meeting with more than a dozen hypersonic defense contractors: During the meeting, multiple CEOs described the need […]

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Elon Musk recommends reasoning from first principles

February 12, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Well, I do think there’s a good framework for thinking. It is physics. You know, the sort of first-principles reasoning. Generally, I think there are […]

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