Truly enjoyed hosting you, Bobby! And could not agree more on the collaborative energy and efforts - success in #UAS and #AAM is dependent on working together. #partnerships GENIUS NY Empire State Development #BVLOS #DFR #NY #CNY
I had the honor of spending the past two days with GENIUS NY at their founder’s retreat, some takeaways: - upstate NY is objectively the furthest along of any UAS related #economicdevelopment or #accelerator program in the country. They are also the most cohesive/collavorative. - many companies go here to help refine their products/solutions, but the #mentorship is top notch. Folks like Marc Viggiano / Ken Stewart / craig marcinkowski sharing their sage wisdom with younger founders, with successful alumni like AVSS | Drone Parachute Recovery Systems & Guided Delivery Systems and ResilienX providing a great perspective on the current market. - #technical #standards guide the industry, but alas there is a MASSIVE KNOWLEDGE GAP between policy folks and technologists/the folks making the tech. This will not change anytime soon ^ - too many of us (myself included) focus on sharing the wins, but tbh it’s the #failures that teach you the most. We rarely talk openly about our failures, and I think that needs to change. - #modular #hardware and #software will win. So many well capitalized companies are BURNING CASH attempting to build their own tech stack. Those who build only what they should will be able to provide the lean and effective solutions customers want. Example: #DFR platforms are currently way too ‘porky’ and offering too many superfluous features, and adding complexity to their own tech stack. Hell, you have one team of folks (who have never done computer vision before), doing #autonomy Similar challenges with #dronedelivery companies all looking to create their own #UTM. “This is why we can’t have nice things” I can hear Gur K. muttering from thousands of miles away. An enormous thanks to Kara Jones and her team for the invitation - honored and excited to be a resource for your cohorts. Notable mention/selfie with context: the NUAIR site is the real deal - from their #BVLOS corridor and their unmatched #infrastructure to the SOBERING REAL-WORLD CLIMATE, UAS Nexus is excited to partner with them to help bring this ecosystem to various parts of the country/globe.