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As a founder, asymmetry is your superpower. This is how you use it to win 🇺🇸🇺🇸

Great read!! Hypersonics is making a comeback both military and civilian projects since the military days of the amazing SR-71 Blackbird!! 🤓 The only thing that actually matters in sustaining asymmetry is your rate of innovation and ability to scale it. Over and over and over again. In other words, winning means getting ahead of your competition, then accelerating so they can never catch up. Only when your steady-state is relentlessly creating new asymmetries, even when you’re miles ahead of the competition, are you truly in the victory condition, because it’s from this position that you can sustainably deliver results better than anyone else on Earth, and do so over the long term. That’s how you make your mark beyond the scope of what the greatest before you have done. That’s how you make a growing, wildly positive impact on the world. — AJ Piplica

How many defense tech startups have taken on the primes head to head In open competition And won? Michael Grochol and the team at Iron EagleX, Inc. sure has. There are few individuals in the industry who have taken a more well-considered and well-prepared approach to the CEO role than Michael -- and it is paying off big time. In this conversation we discuss: - Michael's background, and how his service and contractor background led to this opportunity at this moment - The three pillars of business, and how he prepared for each - How IEX uses OTAs to turn traditional government Go-to-Market strategy on its head Action-packed episode -- check it out!

Take a look at the very promising network technology of rBlox. Well done, Hayk Mnatsakanyan

In the Shop post 2 of 2 for Jim Sutterfield , Lisa Knight, M.S. , Christopher Garcia and the Keystone Gas Services team. More teaching moments today. Brennen on the right is going over wireless tank transmitter configuration with Josh on the left. We are trying to get more Team members involved with startup so they can help each other at startup. When you teach someone else you remember things better yourself. #IntheShop #moreteaching #teambuilding

I had so many fantastic colleagues DM me with information to help folks out in accessing opportunities to GET END USER FEEDBACK on what they are inventing. In the comments section 👇 , I'm including: 1) A map of the entire #defense innovation ecosystem, so you can figure out where and how to plug in! 2) Information about CDAOs' Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE) series, which is a joint effort between CDAO, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and OUSD (R&E) Joint Fires Network. The purpose of GIDE is, "to accelerate the development and fielding of CJADC2 capabilities and concepts for the Department of Defense in order to deliver information to warfighters and senior leaders at the speed of relevance and spur faster decision-making than our adversaries." It's a great place to prove you have something #defense needs. 3) A BMNT hosted event coming up, called "How Defense Tech Startups Can Get the Most Out of Experimentation." This event helps companies understand best practices in maximizing test & evaluation events. 4) A recent post by the indomitable Jon Lazar, Director of OSD Innovation & Modernization Office, who is looking for applications for Thunderstorm 24-4 for "Expeditionary Operations." I hope new players find their way to END USERS through these resources! #nationaldefense #executionmatters #onwards

We’re here to help your business win government contracts! Check out this amazing article featured by Tech Square ATL about a super talented tech entrepreneur.

A personal insight on the Precision Hackathon by BRAVE1⚡️ Some of you may recall that I previously worked at Brave1. It was incredible to see at the hackathon how the teams I observed a year ago had grown and now have their own productions. Most importantly, they are demonstrating their achievements on the battlefield. Therefore, I always support: 🔥 partnerships and experience exchange — Defence Builder was among the partners of the hackathon; 🔥 boosting and strengthening teams — we must do everything possible to help them grow because it’s a collective effort to work on the country's defence. I made a speech at Tech-talks and shared the same knowledge I share with the Defence Builder startups. Now, everyone who attended has a checklist on how to launch their project, attract investments, and achieve successful results, ensuring they not only survive but thrive. Should I share it publicly? Upvote in the comments if you’re interested ➕ And may the force be with us!

sTARTUp Day 2024 is almost here. Fractory’s CEO Martin Vares will be moderating a discussion at Investor Day, the curtain raiser for the festival. Its subject is ‘Surviving Tough Times’ and features David Clark, Mari Luukkainen and Taavi Veskimägi. That’s today, 13.45hrs, at the Lydia event centre. Tomorrow, Fractory’s CMO, Andreas Velling, gives a sTARTUp Day presentation, ‘Marketing Insights from Customer Interviews’. Head along to Seminar Room 3 at 13.00hrs and learn how to better understand your customers. #startupadvice #startupsuccess

An entrepreneur embraces risk and learns from failure to continually evolve and create value!