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How AI/ML margins differ from traditional software

September 13, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a good segment from the a16z podcast discussing how AI/ML companies are different than traditional software in terms of margins. Ultimately, what matters most […]

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Key to defense innovation — making the 21st century institutionally legible

December 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Luke Constable: I don’t know how deep into accounting you are, there is a metric that’s really commonly used called EBITDA. And effectively, it is […]

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Podcast: Blockchain’s potential for government with SIMBA Chain’s Joel Neidig

September 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Joel Neidig joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss how blockchain technology can support the military across a wide range of use-cases including […]

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Are Boeing’s engineering woes due to financialization?

June 27, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

For about 80 years, Boeing basically functioned as an association of engineers. Its executives held patents, designed wings, spoke the language of engineering and safety […]

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The Exchange reacts to itself

January 14, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The factors that determine activity on the Exchange are innumerable, with events, current or expected, often bearing no apparent relation to price variation. Beside the […]

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