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Bootstrapping a defense business with ~zero background in defense was tbh one of the most amazing possible things to do in 2003-2005. I probably should have ba
by rdl 12y ago
Bootstrapping a defense business with ~zero background in defense was tbh one of the most amazing possible things to do in 2003-2005. I probably should have bailed in 2005 or so and go back to startups, but I was still convinced the 2001 recession was there.
- throwaway65434 12y agoI do find the idea that showing up counts for a lot, quite romantic (in a good way). Even in the more dubious cases like Viktor Bout [0]. But for the most case it's not an area where I'd personally want to "show up" in. I'd much rather we semi-privatized disaster relief than war. [0] That documentary with all the home footage is pretty cool, so is "bulletproof salesman".