22 Years of Technology, Innovation, Learning, Gaps, and Opportunities By: Brandon Shelton, Managing Partner On this 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 we give pause and reflect on…
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Mental health has rarely been discussed in the venture capital community but the issue has garnered more attention recently, particularly among startup founders finding themselves under increased pressure in the…
In recent years, the US has shifted its defense strategy from building heavy hardware — such as tanks, ships, and aircraft — to investing in disruptive technologies that have the…
When U.S. software firms consider their primary markets, many largely avoid the defense sector. That’s true whether they are established tech companies or early-stage startups. The reasons are clear: Pentagon…
VC is a crucial accelerant for startups to scale their operations, further develop products and services, and enter new markets. The business of venture capital requires identifying unmet opportunities and…
Defense tech as an investment vertical has been lying dormant for many years, slowed down by an industry notoriously hard to penetrate, innovate, and disrupt. The 1950’s gave us nuclear…
GoodUnited, a leading conversational messaging platform for nonprofits, is thrilled to announce that its co-founders, Jeremy Berman and Nick Black, have been nominated as finalists for the prestigious Ernst and…
According to the Small Business Administration, while Veterans make up only around 0.5% of the US population, they own and operate 10% of small businesses. In this episode, Bob Louthan…
The Soviets shook the world in 1957 when they launched a beachball-sized satellite into space. This “Sputnik moment” showed America it was falling behind its Cold War rival, so in…
Addressing USSOCOM’s commander, Gen. Bryan Fenton, and delegates at the inaugural SOF Week conference in Tampa, Fla., last week, the panel described how the commercial market and small-medium enterprises (SMEs)…
