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Ep 107: Off-Road Autonomy & Saving Soldiers' Lives with Overland AI CEO Byron Boots
Listen now | Self-driving is an immensely complex challenge; Tesla, Waymo, and others are locked in a years-long race. But equally challenging, and less…
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"A Healthcare Excellence Agenda for the New Administration"
New plans from my partner at 8VC
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America Needs Better Defense Acquisition
And the Trump Team has a generational opportunity and mandate to get it done.
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Ep 106: Zac Bookman on Advice for DOGE & Building OpenGov into a $1.8 Billion GovTech Leader
Listen now | In 2012, Zac Bookman and I set out to bring efficiency and transparency to state and local governments using the best of Silicon Valley…
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How to DOGE US Foreign Aid
A plan of accountability and innovation for US anti-poverty efforts abroad
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November 2024

Ep 103: Raj Bhakta Created WhistlePig; Now He's Reinventing the Whiskey Industry (Again)
Listen now | Raj Bhakta is best known as the founder of Whistlepig Whiskey. But he also served in the Marines, rode an elephant across the Rio Grande…
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Ep 102: "If You're Not Blowing Stuff Up, You're Not Innovating!" — Stanford Professor Steve Blank
Listen now | In World War II, the U.S. government embraced a radical idea: putting scientists and technologists in charge of building advanced weapons…
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Ep 101: Gov. Kevin Stitt — the Businessman Governor Standing Up to Special Interests
Listen now | What does political courage look like in action? What does it mean to stand up to special interests? And what are the fights we must take…
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Ep 100: Why AI Is Underhyped with Elad Gil
Listen now | For Episode 100, we have a special conversation with Elad Gil, one of Silicon Valley's great thinkers, builders, and investors.
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October 2024

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