Navigating Product-Market Fit and Hardware Challenges

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Alex kick off the show

(2:40) VATN Systems’ Nelson Mills joins the show

(4:01) The Torsk and its applications, focusing on defense and cost efficiency

(7:23) Product velocity, military drone usage, and vehicle speed and depth capabilities

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(12:01) Discussion on Chinese navy, US shipbuilding, and Rhode Island's manufacturing capabilities

(15:45) Climate for raising money in defense tech and competition in global politics

(21:04) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(22:33) Underwater drone technologies: Autonomy, swarming, communication challenges, and battery life

(28:32) Defense technology importance and peace through strength

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(35:00) LG's new stretchable screen technology and Deep Robotics' quadruped robot

(45:19) Robotics in warfare, cybersecurity, and civilian impact

(48:50) Autonomous surgical robots and science fiction predictions in AI

(54:14) Fintech market insights: Klarna's IPO and political climate effects on valuations

(1:00:18) Unicorn IPO challenges and influencing in the crypto market

(1:03:08) Comparison of the current market to previous manias and government efficiency

(1:08:42) Impact of AI on job market, economy, and autonomous trucking

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Mentioned on the show:

https://x.com/DeepRobotics_CN/status/1856601226357387396

https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/11/11/surgery-robots-trained-with-videos

https://www.klarna.com/international/press/klarna-announces-confidential-submission-of-draft-registration-statement-to-sec-for-proposed-initial-public-offering

https://www.paymentsdive.com/news/klarna-adds-savings-accounts-competing-banking-business/724369

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Website: https://www.vatnsystems.com

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