Bilal Zuberi from Lux Capital discusses food, culture, and investing with purpose in defense tech. Topics include the importance of storytelling, challenges in managing people, ethical investing in national security, and global warfare fronts. The conversation also touches on team cohesion, reading interests, and the impact of tribalism on American politics.

In this conversation, Sarah, a former CIA officer, discusses her experience in targeting and tracking terrorists. She shares insights from her book on Benghazi and explains the career trajectory of a targeter. Sarah highlights the importance of human intelligence and the challenges of using open source intelligence. 

Tess Hatch is a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.

Jon Pelson is a China expert and the author of "Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back."

Don Faul is the CEO of CrossFit and a USMC veteran. He has also held operating roles at Pinterest, Meta, and Google.

John Gedmark is the CEO and co-founder of Astranis, a satellite company.

President and CEO Steve Bowsher describes the history and mission of In-Q-Tel, the original gangster of national security investing.

Michael Easter is the New York Times bestselling author of Scarcity Brain and The Comfort Crisis. He has spent his career researching and writing about mental and physical health, performance, nutrition, fitness, mindset, toughness, the value of challenge and adventure, and much more.

Exploring the importance of street smarts and persistence in entrepreneurship, supporting young scientists for high-impact innovations, navigating investments and personal life in venture capital, and guiding children through diverse perspectives and ethical values.

Paul Kwan, Managing Director at General Catalyst, leading the Global Resilience team, discusses modernizing critical societal systems like defense, intelligence, industrial, and energy. Topics include admiration for individuals choosing difficult paths, global resiliency as an approach, radical collaboration in entrepreneurship, responsible innovation in defense technology, and potential innovation centers and distributed operations.