Mastering the DoD Procurement Maze with Cody James

This week, Bonnie is joined by Cody James, founder of Open X, a startup ushering in a new era of industrial training. A robotics programmer turned successful entrepreneur, Cody is here to share his journey navigating the intricacies of the DoD and his determination to provide a high-tech training resource to the military world. We also dive into how he won a whopping 27 Phase III SBIRs! Tune in to learn about the complexity of DoD procurement, the urgent need for an incentive structure to push tech forward, and how to identify the signal in the noise.

TIMESTAMPS:

(3:17) How Open X empowers airmen

(7:11) Adopting new technology at scale

(10:51) How Cody won 27 Phase III SBIRs

(15:31) How to identify the signal in the noise

(18:33) Why the current DoD incentive structure hinders innovation

(21:46) How to communicate beyond “getting to phase III”

(23:20) The key to a faster acquisition process

(27:56) How unconventional backgrounds bring positive change

LINKS:

Follow Cody: https://www.linkedin.com/in/codingj/

Follow Bonnie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonnie-evangelista-520747231/

CDAO: https://www.ai.mil/

Tradewinds AI: https://www.tradewindai.com/