“We were able to go out to the Pentagon with something more than a slide deck and say, Hey, what do y'all actually want to dig in on? And we got traction.”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · E439: Ethan Thornton: The 22-Year-Old Building a $3.7 Billion Defense Company
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What was described
Approached the Pentagon with physical hardware (quadcopters, hydrogen gun, etc.) instead of a slide deck
Said nearby on the same subject
“Sometimes companies don't include the actual slide deck they're presenting, but that should be included as part of the materials as well. Keep it minimal and please don't read from the slides.”
“I just hit the ground running and started to upload old models and slide decks that I put together into Claude and figuring out how I can automate them”
“We have a compliance czar that makes sure everything is compliant. Before a slide deck goes out, it'll make sure Jersey license number, Jersey marketing is all correct”