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Timestamps/Topics:
(0:00 ) Intro
(1:30 ) Ryan's Background
(2:58 ) Problems with the Pentagon Process
(5:01 ) Frustration with Lack of Innovation
(9:00 ) Vulnerabilities on the Front Line
(10:57 ) Drones Around Langley Air Force Base
(16:26 ) Lasers Won't Stop Drones (WSJ Article)
(24:18 ) Fight Drones with More Drones? (Anduril Bolt video)
(26:51 ) Switchblade 300 vs the Bolt
(29:15 ) Outdated Software Dev Process of Defense Primes
(32:50 ) Engineering in Startups vs the Primes
(35:30 ) Advice for Bootstrapping in Defense
(38:59 ) How To Think About VC vs. Bootstrapped
(40:40 ) AFWERKS Is Actually A Great Program
(43:11 ) Being an Introvert & A Founder
(44:14 ) The Issues with Big Defense Conferences/Events
(45:48 ) The "Decade of Consequence" For China
(50:43 ) Outro

Ryan Farris is currently the co-founder and COO/CFO of Visto360.ai, a startup developing 3D computer vision applications for precise object detection. He previously co-founded and sold Orbital Effects, a small radar satellite company that revolutionized space based tactical ISR and effects.

Ryan is a retired U.S. Navy officer who served at sea on several Aegis ships and in Washington DC at the White House, U.S. Senate, and Department of Defense. Post-retirement, Ryan co-founded Orbital Effects, a small radar satellite company that revolutionized space based tactical ISR and effects.