Today’s guest is Shannon Clark, a long-tenured early team member of Palantir, the world’s most valuable defense company, and last year’s best performing stock in the S&P 500 (up 340%!).

Often discussed but rarely understood, Palantir has emerged as a defining company in defense technology. With just 4,000 employees, they've built a business that surpasses traditional defense primes in market value. Their secret? A ruthless focus on hiring exceptional people, maintaining a flat organization, and putting engineers directly in the field with users. The company's forward-deployed engineer model has become the gold standard for defense tech startups, while their success with Project Maven has shown how commercial AI capabilities can be effectively deployed for national security.

For more about Palantir: palantir.com

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