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I'm pretty intrigued by companies like Anduril. I don't know much about them. But the idea that we apply more "tech startup" business models to defense doesn'
by timmg 1y ago
I'm pretty intrigued by companies like Anduril. I don't know much about them. But the idea that we apply more "tech startup" business models to defense doesn't seem like a bad idea to me.
My sense is that the existing defense contractors are old, slow and expensive (and conditioned to take huge sums from the government for developing future tech.)
In fairness, I'm not at all knowledgable about the industry. Just my impression of things. But it is hard to not be happy to see new entrants to any important market.
- 9dev 1y agoWhat’s it with all the LOTR nerds founding Defense startups by the way?
- glimshe 1y agoLOTR is fundamentally a war epic.
- causal 1y agoKinda missing the point though if you're finding strength in industry
- quotemstr 1y agoThe nerds are the ones bored with B2B SaaS.
- anton-c 1y agoTolkien having s tier names helps, they're just cool
- threatofrain 1y agoIt's just Peter Thiel's companies. All these companies have an agreement with the Tolkien estate.