All Quiet on the Second Front

13. The Reality of Working For a Startup with Chip Colbert

Jun 6, 2023

30:20

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Episode notes

Introduction

5min

Zero to One Problems in Defense Tech

2min

How to Talk to Transitioning Soldiers

3min

The Importance of Process in Defense Technology

3min

The Importance of Blocking and Dealing With Reality

4min

How to Be a Successful Dual Use Entrepreneur

2min

The Importance of Knowing the Rules

3min

How Second Front Is Positioning It in the Market

4min

The Future of Data Warehousing

2min

10.

How to Sailing Off Into the Sunset

3min

Today’s guest, Chip Colbert, is the Vice President for DOD and IC at Virtualitics, an advanced analytics company that helps enterprises and governments make smarter business decisions faster with ready-to-use AI that can be understood by analysts and business leaders alike. In this episode, you’ll hear Tyler and Chip bond over their fondness for the chaotic, often unstructured, nature of defense tech work. They also share how and why their perspectives and preferences have shifted over the years as they’ve become more callused in the fast-paced startup industry.

What’s Happening on the Second Front:

Missing the missions: Why Chip switched to working in defense and national security
Creating pockets of structure within a notoriously unstructured environment
What’s wrong with the pop-culture depiction of startups
Why Chip won’t be retiring in an RV

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