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In this episode, Brian Balfour (Founder & CEO @ Reforge) deconstructs the two core, interconnected challenges leaders face in the AI age: deciding what to build and evolving the Engineering, Product, Design workflow to deliver it. We cover why you should avoid “the local maxima trap” and siphon off "skunkworks" teams to take high-risk, AI-native bets. Brian provides the blueprint for the "Great Distribution Shift," detailing how to reshape your product from the ground up to avoid being left behind as platforms close, and how to emerge as a winner in the new AI landscape. Plus, learn how to rethink what to build, avoid commoditization, compress product discovery from weeks to hours, scale feature variations & prototypes, evolve products to solve harder classes of problems and shift specialist roles from "inboxes" to system builders. ABOUT BRIAN BALFOURBrian Balfour is the Founder & CEO of Reforge, which provides expert training and tools for AI-native product teams. Previously, he served as VP of Growth at HubSpot, spearheading launches like HubSpot CRM and building the growth team that propelled the company's next chapter. This episode is brought to you by Span!Span is the AI-native developer intelligence platform bringing clarity to engineering organizations with a holistic, human-centered approach to developer productivity.If you want a complete picture of your engineering impact and health, drive high performance, and make smarter business decisions…Go to Span.app to learn more! SHOW NOTES:Brian's reaction to the 5:1 gap between AI coding usage and actual product quality challenges (1:57)Why your system only goes as fast as the slowest part, and how hyper-optimizing engineering moves bottlenecks elsewhere (4:53)The "Local Maxima" trap: Why turning designers and PMs into mediocre developers is a waste of opportunity cost (6:04)Siphoning off "Skunkworks" Teams for AI-Native Innovation (7:53)Moving from exploring two solution paths to ten by simulating "product reps" through AI prototyping (13:24)Reforge's AI-native suite (Build + Research): Scaling prototypes, feature variations and compressing product discovery & validation from weeks to hours (15:43)Case Study: How Captions evolved to solve harder classes of problems, using a creator-tool wedge to fund custom AI emotion-models for the media studio market (19:54)Case Study: How Shopify reframed support agents as multimodal "Business Advisors" to provide outsized value (22:24)Navigating the great distribution shift: Understanding the lifecycle from open platforms to closed ecosystems (25:10)The lifecycle of distribution shifts: Navigating the "Open Phase" growth to "Closed Phase" monetization w/ examples from Facebook, Google, and Apple (29:30)OpenAI, memory & context as moat, and why you need to reshape your product from the ground up to win in this distribution shift (31:16)Strategic de-risking for EPD leaders: Building proprietary moats through memory, context, and specialized workflows (32:51)Optimizing EPD workflows and structures: Separate high-risk "skunkworks" from core product optimization, lean cross-functional teams for faster iteration / decisions, and avoiding too many specialized roles (35:25)Dissolving the "Octagon of Specialists": Shifting researchers and PMMs from "inboxes" to builders of self-serve systems (36:57)The five types of product work and why there is no "one-size-fits-all" system for EPD (41:25)Rapid fire questions (43:25)LINKS AND RESOURCESAbout Reforge: Expert training & AI-powered tools for product teamsReforge Build: The prototyping tool discussed for exploring multiple feature variations without designer constraints.Reforge Research: The AI-interviewer tool used to compress user discovery and validation from weeks to hours.Reforge Insights: The platform that aggregates qualitative customer feedback into a self-serve system for EPD teams.Brian Balfour's Research & FrameworksBrianBalfour.com: Brian's personal blog featuring deep dives into growth and product strategy.The Next Great Distribution Shift: The foundational article explaining the lifecycle of open vs. closed platforms.The Four Fits Framework: A refresher on the system of Product-Market Fit, Product-Channel Fit, Channel-Model Fit, and Model-Market Fit.Reforge Strategic Deep DivesAI Disruption Risk Assessment: A guide for engineering leaders to determine if their product is at risk of being commoditized.Product-Market Fit (PMF) Collapse: How to identify and avoid the risk of your core product losing relevance in the AI era.MentionsInvest Like the Best podcastThis episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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Send us a textYou just got the calendar invite. Company holiday party. Tuesday night. 6 PM.Your immediate reaction isn't excitement—it's a mental calculation. You are weighing the cost of a babysitter and dry cleaning against the sheer exhaustion of making small talk with people you already see on Zoom 40 hours a week. Your brain is screaming, "I would rather be anywhere else," but your professional guilt says, "I have to go."If your current plan is to stand in the corner, eat a stale canapé, and leave as soon as possible, you are paying an energy tax with zero return. Your time is your most valuable asset—so if you're going to spend it, let's make sure you get a return on that investment.What This Episode is About In this episode of Communicate to Lead, host Kele Belton dismantles the "obligation" of the corporate holiday party and rebuilds it as a strategic opportunity.We are moving beyond "survival mode." Kele explains why holiday parties are distinct communication environments where the hierarchy is flatter, the guards are down, and business gets done in the gray areas. Whether you are aiming for a promotion, trying to bond with a new team, or looking for "skunkworks" projects that haven't been announced yet, this episode gives you the permission and the playbook to work the room on your own terms.And for the introverts? Kele shares her personal strategy for conserving energy, skipping the small talk, and executing the perfect "exit strategy" without guilt.What You Can Expect to Learn:The "ROI" Framework: How to choose one of three specific missions for the night: Deepening Alliances, Strategic Visibility, or Intel Gathering.The Introvert's Advantage: Why introverts are actually better at strategic networking than extroverts (if they have a plan).Conversation Starters that Work: Specific questions to ask senior leaders and cross-functional peers that move past "How about this weather?" and demonstrate intellectual curiosity.The "Skunkworks" Strategy: How to use informal chatter to discover career opportunities and projects that haven't hit the company newsletter yet.The 48-Hour Golden Thread: The exact email template to send after the party to turn a casual chat into a formal business connection in January.Resources Mentioned:Book a Call: Ready to enter 2026 with a clear communication strategy? Book your complimentary Leadership Clarity Call with Kele here.About Your Host:Kele Belton is a communication and leadership facilitator, coach, and consultant who specializes in helping women leaders develop confidence and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.Connect with Kele for more leadership insights:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kele-ruth-belton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetailoredapproach/Website: https://thetailoredapproach.com
Darrick Horton is the CEO and co-founder of TensorWave, the company making waves in AI infrastructure by building high-performance compute on AMD chips. In 2023, he and his team took the unconventional path of bypassing Nvidia, a bold bet that has since paid off with nearly $150 million raised from Magnetar, AMD Ventures, Prosperity7, and others. TensorWave is now operating a dedicated training cluster of around 8,000 AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs and has already hit a $100 million revenue run rate. Darrick is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of building infrastructure companies. Before TensorWave, he co-founded VMAccel, sold Lets Rolo to LifeKey, and co-founded the crypto mining company VaultMiner. He began his career as a mechanical engineer and plasma physicist at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, where he worked on nuclear fusion energy. While he studied physics and mechanical engineering at Andrews University, he left early to pursue entrepreneurship and hasn't looked back since.In this conversation we discussed:Why Darrick chose AMD over Nvidia to build TensorWave's AI infrastructure, and how that decision created a competitive advantage in a GPU-constrained marketWhat makes training clusters more versatile than inference clusters, and why TensorWave focused on the former to meet broader customer needsHow Neocloud providers like TensorWave can move faster and innovate more effectively than legacy hyperscalers in deploying next-generation AI infrastructureWhy power, not GPUs, is becoming the biggest constraint in scaling AI workloads, and how data center architecture must evolve to address itWhy Darrick predicts AI architectures will continue to evolve beyond transformers, creating constant shifts in compute demandHow massive increases in model complexity are accelerating the need for green energy, tighter feedback loops, and seamless integration of compute into AI workflowsResources:Subscribe to the AI & The Future of Work NewsletterConnect with Darrick on LinkedInAI fun fact articleOn How the new definition of work
The AI Agent Revolution: Mark Naufel on Why the $1.8T Higher Ed System Must Change NowMark Naufel is not just talking about the future of education; he's building it. As the Founder of Axio Education and the President of the University of Silicon Valley, Mark has a unique, radical view of how Agentic AI is finally forcing higher education to innovate.In this explosive conversation, Mark details his journey from running the "Skunk Works" lab at ASU to founding Axio, the AI-native operating system designed to dramatically increase learning quality while cutting costs.Key Takeaways You Won't Want to Miss:The Dystopian Classroom: Why the current "click-click-click" online learning model is unsustainable and how Axio's Socratic AI replaces static content with active, conversational learning.Agentic Workflows: A masterclass on the difference between basic Generative AI and the Agentic AI systems that power the ability to create dynamic, relevant curricula in seconds.The Polymathic Mandate: Why Mark is re-chartering USV to fuse liberal arts and technical skills, ensuring graduates are prepared to be "entrepreneurs" and "great thinkers" rather than just entry-level coders.The Cost Correction: Mark's bold prediction on why the student debt crisis will force costs down significantly, and how AI is the only way to deliver better quality for less money.Advice for the New CEO: Mark offers direct, high-level advice on scaling the company and maintaining a mission-driven, polymathic team culture.
Mary Golda Ross was the first Indigenous woman in the U.S. known to have become an engineer. Her impact on the field of aerospace engineering is hard to quantify, because much of her work is still classified. Research: Agnew, Brad. “Cherokee engineer a space exploration pioneer.” Tahlequah Daily Press. 3/27/2016. https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/golda-ross-left-teaching-to-support-war-effort/article_c500cbc4-eeba-11e5-9b57-2b127651fcb5.html Agnew, Brad. “Golda’ Ross left teaching to support war effort.” Tahlequah Daily Press. 3/20/2016. https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/golda-ross-left-teaching-to-support-war-effort/article_c500cbc4-eeba-11e5-9b57-2b127651fcb5.html Brewer, Graham Lee. “Rocket Woman.” Oklahoma Today. July/August 2018. Cochran, Wendell. “Cherokee Tear Dress Facts.” The People’s Paths. https://www.thepeoplespaths.net/Cherokee/WendellCochran/WCochran0102TearDressFacts.htm Hogner-Weavel, Tonia. “History of the Cherokee Tear Dress.” Cherokee Nation. Via YouTube. 9/15/2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90V5fM0DiMk Lake, Timothy. "Mary Golda Ross". Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Golda-Ross. Accessed 21 October 2025. Margolis, Emily. A. “Mary Golda Ross: Aerospace Engineer, Educator, and Advocate.” Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/mary-g-ross-aerospace-engineer Museum of Native American History. “Historic Trailblazer: Mary Golda Ross.” Via YouTube. 12/17/2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzC14hGbPug National Park Service. “Mary G. Ross.” https://www.nps.gov/people/mary-g-ross.htm New Mexico Museum of Space History. “Mary Golda Ross: First Native American Aerospace Engineer.” Via YouTube. 3/31/2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT9r5trwZEs Oklahoma Hall of Fame. “Mary Golda Ross Induction Ceremony Video.” 11/22/2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bovabx6ITW4 Rosengren, Paul Lief. “Mary Golda Ross: She Reached for the Stars.” IEEE-USA and Paul Lief Rosengren. 2025. Schroeder, Mildred. “A Far-out Cherokee Chick.” San Francisco Examiner. 4/16/1961. Smith, Betty. “Pure Cherokee Gold.” Tahlequah Daily Press. 6/26/2008. https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/archives/pure-cherokee-gold/article_44c0a25a-94e2-53d8-b80c-be1ff86305e7.html Viola, Herman. “Mary Golda Ross: She Reached for the Stars.” American Indian: Magazine of Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. Vol. 19, No. 4. Winter 2018. https://www.americanindianmagazine.org/story/mary-golda-ross-she-reached-stars Wallace, Rob. “Mary Golda Ross and the Skunk Works.” National World War II Museum. 11/19/2021. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/mary-golda-ross-and-skunk-works Watts, Jennifer. “John Ross: Principal Chief of the Cherokee People.” Tennessee State Museum. https://tnmuseum.org/junior-curators/posts/john-ross-principal-chief-of-the-cherokee-people Yang, John. “The cutting-edge work of Native American aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross.” 11/26/2023. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-cutting-edge-work-of-native-american-aerospace-engineer-mary-golda-ross Zhorov, Irina. “Years Later, Miss Indian America Pageant Winners Reuniteg.” NPR Code Switch. 7/12/2013. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/12/201537264/Years-Later-Miss-Indian-America-Pageant-Winners-Reunite See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The first flight of the Lockheed Martin X-59 supersonic Aircraft, Boom Supersonic, the end of SeatGuru, JetBlue emergency landing, new Navy jet trainer, and an Airbus A400M is delivered to Indonesia. Also, a talk with Cranky Flier and the certification of Chinese commercial jets. Aviation News NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersonic jets Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®, in partnership with NASA, completed the first flight of the X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft. The X-59 is designed to demonstrate the ability to fly at supersonic speeds while reducing the sonic boom to a “gentle thump.” Lockheed Martin X59 first flight. The X-59 took off from Skunk Works' facility at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, before landing near NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Lockheed Martin says “the X-59 performed exactly as planned.” Working with NASA, Skunk Works will continue to lead the aircraft's initial flight test campaign to expand the X-59's flight envelope over the coming months. Part of this test will include the X-59's first supersonic flights and enable NASA to operate the X-59 to measure its sound signature and conduct community acceptance testing. Lockheed Martin press release: X-59 Soars: A New Era in Supersonic Flight Begins. Douglas X-3 Stiletto. Related: Boom Supersonic – Overture Airliner Program Outlook. The Overture remains targeted for a first flight in 2027, followed by a goal of certification by 2029. Boom is assembling and testing components for its in-house Symphony turbofan engine, with manufacturing and validation underway at its Colorado R&D facility. Full-scale engine tests are anticipated in 2026. At least 15 people sent to hospital after JetBlue flight drops altitude, forcing emergency landing in Florida, officials say In a statement, JetBlue said Flight 1230 from Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jersey, “experienced a drop in altitude.” The plane diverted to Tampa International Airport, and at least 15 people were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and discharged. The Airbus A320 dropped about 100 feet in about seven seconds. The FAA is investigating a “flight control issue.” End Of An Era: SeatGuru Officially Shuts Down, Redirects To TripAdvisor SeatGuru was launched in 2001 and was widely used by air travelers to examine airline seat maps of most aircraft types. TripAdvisor acquired SeatGuru in 2007, but by early 2020, updates to the seat maps ceased. Seatguru.com now displays the message “SeatGuru has closed down, please visit Tripadvisor to plan your next trip.” TripAdvisor doesn't offer the service that SeatGuru once did. Alternatives include AeroLOPA, SeatMaps, Expert Flyer, and AwardFares. United Airlines CEO Aligns With Trump, Eyes JetBlue Merger? United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby appeared at the White House alongside Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, voicing strong support for reopening the U.S. government without conditions. Kirby emphasized the strain on air traffic control and the airline industry amid the prolonged government shutdown. He called for a “clean continuing resolution.” Some observers speculate that Kirby has a strategy to integrate JetBlue's operations in the Northeast with United's existing Newark operations and a potential Boston expansion. T-45 to Depart the Pattern The T-45 Goshawk Navy jet trainer was originally manufactured by McDonnell Douglas, which merged with Boeing in 1997. The Navy wants a replacement for the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) program. Vying for the contract are the SNC Freedom Trainer and the Beechcraft M-346N. The Navy expects to formally announce a request for proposals in December 2025 and award a contract in January 2027. Airbus delivers first A400M to Indonesia The Indonesian Air Force will operate the Airbus Defence and Space A400M heavy tactical airlift aircraft.
Este episodio presenta la Agenda KISS 3-1-1: una estrategia de productividad que demuestra que la simplicidad impulsa el crecimiento sin complicarte la vida. Nace de la experiencia del Skunk Works de Lockheed y del principio KISS (Keep It Simple, Simple): cuanto más simple es el sistema, menos fallos y más velocidad. En el negocio real se traduce en tres pilares claros: tres bloques de crecimiento, una venta diaria y una mejora operativa, todo medible y enfocado en lo esencial.La guía práctica propone organizar el día en tres bloques de 45 minutos para crecimiento (con Pomodoro y un cierre de 10 minutos para documentar), una venta diaria que termine en enviar o proponer, y una mejora operativa pequeña pero perceptible (plantillas, duplicar una landing, una checklist). Apoyada en Pareto, Parkinson y GTD, la rutina se potencia con herramientas simples y atajos que ahorran tiempo. El episodio ofrece ejemplos, una historia de éxito y señales de progreso, y cierra invitándote a unirte al Club de Emprendedores Triunfers para avanzar junto a una comunidad que acompaña el camino.Conviértete en un seguidor de este podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/productividad-maxima--5279700/support.Newsletter Marketing Radical: https://marketingradical.substack.com/welcomeNewsletter Negocios con IA: https://negociosconia.substack.com/welcomeMis Libros: https://borjagiron.com/librosSysteme Gratis: https://borjagiron.com/systemeSysteme 30% dto: https://borjagiron.com/systeme30Manychat Gratis: https://borjagiron.com/manychatMetricool 30 días Gratis Plan Premium (Usa cupón BORJA30): https://borjagiron.com/metricoolNoticias Redes Sociales: https://redessocialeshoy.comNoticias IA: https://inteligenciaartificialhoy.comClub: https://triunfers.com
President Trump declared that Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of his peace plan. It is unclear if the final agreement includes all 21 points of his original proposal from last week.
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We chat about the strange things with the Charlie and Erika Kirk, and the recent Autism Conference at the Whitehouse Censorship, NASA the new spy agency, UK coppers out of line, UAP's, The Symbiote, ATLAS, SWAN, Skunkworks, and the Horton bros all discussed. Canada coming for hate symbols but they can't really say what. But wow, what a fuss Trump is going to cause. We play some clips and chat about our theories about this chit chat about jabs and autism and Tylenol. What does Rappaport have to say? To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed for audio and podcast please clink the link http://www.grimericaoutlawed.ca/support. For second half of video (when applicable and audio) go to our Substack and Subscribe. https://grimericaoutlawed.substack.com/ or to our Locals https://grimericaoutlawed.locals.com/ or Rokfin www.Rokfin.com/Grimerica Patreon https://www.patreon.com/grimericaoutlawed Support the show directly: https://grimericacbd.com/ CBD / THC Tinctures and Gummies https://grimerica.ca/support-2/ Eh-List Podcast and site: https://eh-list.ca/ Eh-List YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEh-List Our Adultbrain Audiobook Podcast and Website: www.adultbrain.ca Our Audiobook Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@adultbrainaudiobookpublishing/videos Darren's book www.acanadianshame.ca Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com Other affiliated shows: www.grimerica.ca The OG Grimerica Show www.Rokfin.com/Grimerica Our channel on free speech Rokfin Join the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimericans Https://t.me.grimerica https://www.guilded.gg/chat/b7af7266-771d-427f-978c-872a7962a6c2?messageId=c1e1c7cd-c6e9-4eaf-abc9-e6ec0be89ff3 Leave a review on iTunes and/or Stitcher: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/grimerica-outlawed http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grimerica-outlawed Sign up for our newsletter http://www.grimerica.ca/news SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip reports!! graham@grimerica.com InstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/ Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the show www.grimerica.ca/swag Send us a postcard or letter http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/ ART - Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/ MUSIC Tru Northperception, Felix's Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com Links to the stuff we chatted about: https://x.com/amuse/status/1969552283273744653?s=43 https://futurism.com/trump-executive-order-nasa-intelligence?fbclid=IwY2xjawM7eD1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBOaThsWXRPT05xdWNDeWJPAR70u4E-lYkW9semfv92zChA1iXwXHFDLCqsIiYS2j6qQ-0kWNTJldq1LRW3BA_aem_HVOuoaGJ-1vIBo-5VHNP1w https://x.com/bgatesisapyscho/status/1969753084915245333?s=43 https://x.com/rebelnewsonline/status/1969106957547053397?s=43 https://x.com/liz_churchill10/status/1969499742729076936?s=43 https://x.com/WhiteHouse https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/1969791155522113554 https://x.com/blackvaultcom/status/1969782227224703117 https://x.com/MikeDisclosure/status/1969471806382776544 https://x.com/Jason_Jorjani/status/1968498285921894621 https://x.com/maniaUFO/status/1968314400286142880 https://x.com/PatrickQJackson/status/1968194063959724441 https://x.com/UAPReportingCnt/status/1965251346518642839 https://x.com/JustXAshton/status/1966144328088293871
On this week's Defense & Aerospace Report Business Roundtable, sponsored by Bell, Dr. “Rocket” Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities, and Richard Aboulafia of the AeroDynamic advisory consultancy join host Vago Muradian to discuss Wall Street gains ground on expectations the Federal Reserve will cut borrowing rates next week on a shaky jobs market; Denmark picked Europe's SAMP-T air and missile defense system over the US Patriot system as part of a wider air and missile defense upgrade worth $9 billion; Boeing's unionized machinists in St Louis rejection of the company's latest offer to end a month long strike; low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines order for 50 Embraer E195-E2 jetliners in a $4.4 billion deal . . . the arrival of two Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers at Edwards Air Force Base for flight testing; and takeaways from the world's biggest defense show, the DSEI exhibition in London; including how US companies are increasing cooperation with global partners like cooperative venture between Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and BAE Systems' Falcon Works to develop innovative new unmanned systems, and Global Combat Air Program led by Britain with Italy and Japan suggests there would be room for Germany and Spain on the program to develop a new sixth generation air system should the countries — already frustrated with France's hold on the SCAF program — what to jump ship and be part of a more collaborative effort.
Celebrating its 80th year of manufacturing some of the finest, fastest, accurate, hardest-hitting, and most innovative firearms and rifle cartridges in the industry, Weatherby, Inc. is not letting the recent downturn in the firearms and ammunition community slow them down. The post-pandemic surge in sales of both firearms and ammunition, as well as recent tariffs and the uncertainty they have spawned, has caused a short-term malaise in firearms and ammunition purchases. But rather than pause, the Skunkworks in Weatherby's Sheridan, Wyoming-based factory and HQ, is in hyperdrive. Mindful of 80 glorious years, retro clothing, ammunition packaging, and new rifles and shotgun offerings are keeping Weatherby in the game…and at its top. Sheep Fever co-host Gray N. Thornton is joined by Weatherby CEO Adam Weatherby and COO Luke Thorkildsen for a deep dive into the industry, it's future, and why this fine brand keeps designing, producing, and offering rifles that epitomize Roy's mantra from decades before – Tomorrow's Rifles Today. From the bold, yet universal 307 platform, fine yet affordable shotguns, to the just-launched 80th Anniversary Mark V, masterfully combining yesterday's classic design with today's materials and innovation, to top secret hints of what's to come, this episode it spot-on for the Weatherby enthusiast, collector, mountain hunter, wing shooter, and firearms aficionado.
Welcome everyone and thanks for listening. Please rate, share and subscribe to help fight the algorithm. Drop in on the comment section‼️On today's episode we're covering Ben Rich: & Lockheed's Skunk Works & the secret space program‼️Contact me at FranksCastles21@proton.me if you'd like to set up an interview!Guys if you could do anything at all to help my lifelong friend Jackie out in her battle I would appreciate it so much. She's a beautiful soul & a tough 1 tooHere's a linkhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/dkmdc-jackies-journey?attribution_id=sl%3Abd6905a0-bb5f-43d3-9d63-b855b8dda23a&lang=en_CA&ts=1752688114&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp13_c-amp14_t2&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=native_options&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL1sjljbGNrAvWyJ2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEey5Vlq-0o8ZHB-LFj-KGn_ZpOLc1cEJRtIVhvTwgNKumqZ3FaF-eD5bPqRWM_aem_iksggtMGton-kZ51Yg0_rAFacebook page:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558045267571&mibextid=ZbWKwL!X/Twitter:https://x.com/MrWoodson124?t=nEKUarudidXN-f2-Nhd3Wg&s=09YouTube:https://youtube.com/@loyal-to-thefoil?si=hd05e7PichbKlAedThanks everyone‼️
John Clark is Senior Vice President of Technology and Strategic Innovation at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the legendary advanced development program behind the U-2, SR-71, F-117, and F-35. Over his 27-year career, including 25 inside Skunk Works, he has led some of the most important innovations in aerospace and defense. Chris Moran is Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Ventures, the corporate venture arm investing in breakthrough startups across AI, autonomy, advanced manufacturing, power, and propulsion to bring critical technologies into Lockheed's programs. In this episode of Defense Tech Underground, we sit down with John and Chris to explore how a century-old prime contractor sustains a culture of innovation while working alongside a new generation of defense tech startups. We cover: Skunk Works culture and the 14 rules – why they still matter today, and how Clark applied them in leading programs from the F-22 to modern autonomy efforts. Innovation with purpose – Lockheed's philosophy of tying new technology directly to warfighter needs, from AI-tuned radar to layered defense systems. Lockheed Ventures – Moran's view on “gaps and hedges,” the fund's 90+ portfolio companies, and how primes and startups can create one-plus-one-equals-three outcomes. AI and open architectures – where generative AI, advanced autonomy, and spectrum convergence are reshaping design, manufacturing, and operations. The prime paradox – responding to critics who call primes slow and risk-averse, and why, in Clark's words, “don't believe the hype—innovation happens every day inside Lockheed.” This conversation highlights how the largest defense contractor in the world is leaning into venture capital, software-hardware convergence, and cultural lessons from Skunk Works to keep pace with evolving threats while partnering with startups. This episode is hosted by Josh Pickering and Andrew Couillard. Full Bios: John Clark John Clark is Senior Vice President, Technology and Strategic Innovation at Lockheed Martin, where he leads enterprise technology strategy and investment, including companywide digital and AI initiatives. He moved into the role after serving as Vice President and General Manager of Skunk Works from 2022 to early 2025. Earlier, Clark was Vice President of Engineering and Technology for Aeronautics and previously Vice President for ISR and Unmanned Systems at Skunk Works, roles that spanned portfolio leadership, systems integration, and multi-domain operations. Chris Moran Chris Moran is Executive Director and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Ventures, the company's venture capital arm. He joined in 2016 after three decades in Silicon Valley, including senior executive roles at Applied Materials and eight years running Applied Ventures. He holds BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from MIT. Moran's team invests across priority areas aligned with Lockheed Martin's strategy. The fund size was doubled to $400M in 2022, and LM Ventures partners closely with internal engineering groups on adoption. He also engages with Stanford's Hacking for Defense program.
⚡ Big news in the world of Ford and electric vehicles! In this live episode, Jace and I break down the grand opening of Ford's mysterious new Skunkworks EV site in Long Beach — where innovation meets secrecy. We dive into the upcoming Ford EV strategy announcement from Kentucky, including details on a brand-new affordable EV platform that could change the game.We'll also unpack the surprising delay of the Ford T3 electric truck to 2028, exploring what it means for Ford's lineup and the competition. Plus, I share my firsthand experiences from Europe's EV scene, including charging infrastructure, adoption trends, and how the U.S. stacks up.
- Honda Sales Drop 30%, But Not Because Of Tariffs - Rivian Struggles Through Tough Quarter - Lucid Sales Soar, Losses Grow - Ford Expands EV Skunkworks Ops - WeRide Tests EVs At Night - Tesla Inspired by Chaparral 2J, Brabham BT46B - UAW Locals Want President Fain Thrown Out - Infiniti QX80 Gets Sport Trim - Firestone Celebrates 125th Anniversary
- Honda Sales Drop 30%, But Not Because Of Tariffs - Rivian Struggles Through Tough Quarter - Lucid Sales Soar, Losses Grow - Ford Expands EV Skunkworks Ops - WeRide Tests EVs At Night - Tesla Inspired by Chaparral 2J, Brabham BT46B - UAW Locals Want President Fain Thrown Out - Infiniti QX80 Gets Sport Trim - Firestone Celebrates 125th Anniversary
Another mind bending episode. We continue talking about process where we left off last week, Jennifer talking about her gratitude meditation that she does every night and again in the morning that keeps her on an even keel. I asked Luana Anders, our moderator on the flipside if she had anyone who might want to chat with us. She said Amelia Earhart was here to talk about the book I've just released; "She Was Never Lost: The Amelia Earhart Saga." Now that may sound weird to some - but we never plan our podcasts. And then Jennifer held up her phone and played a clip of the actress Gwyneth Paltrow reading the Kindle version of my book aloud.. That was MIND BLOWING - it comes from the "speechify app" - where you can choose who is going to narrate your book, and as a writer/director/author - who has taken around Amelia Earhart projects for years... I can't tell you how cool that is to hear GP's voice. Our kids went to preschool with hers and I'd see and her mom around the school. I never spoke with her, but she's got a great voice - and hearing her speaking the lines from the book was... I don't know how to put it other than "otherworldly." Because I've written some of the book in 1st person - based on 30 years of researching AE's story, just "giving it a shot" as to what it might sound like for me to "channel" (it's a loose word, I'm not claiming I'm doing that, but it's like that) the great aviator. Then - Jennifer - who has done this before (it's in the transcripts in the book!) said "She's referring to Chapter Five. Well - that is the chapter where I speak in Amelia's voice. While speaking to her through Jennifer 10 years ago, I had a copy of "Soaring Wings" by George Putnam in my hand - and Jennifer said "Something she wants to point to in pg 49." So I looked it up and read it - and Jennifer said "I could hear her voice while you were speaking as if she wrote that passage." The passage was about a fellow involved with planning her "Last Flight." What makes it so very odd is that I named the name that is in the book - and when I looked him up, I found he was the owner of an aviation company. But a few days ago, before finishing the book, I had a feeling to look that up again. Turns out the name was WRONG! And the person who she met with was a famous spy craft designer - who designed the U2 and other spy planes - head of the "Skunk Works" unit - and this guy redesigned her fuel tanks for her long distance trip! What are the odds that I would hear Jennifer mention a page, then TEN YEARS LATER revisit that page, and then learn that the page was inaccurate, it was referring to the CIA super designer who created all of the spy planes we use! (I know it sounds uncanny, but it happened a couple of days ago!) Anyways, I'm flattered she appreciates the book, I'm flattered that my old boss and mentor Robert Towne says he helped me with the book - and all of it, just every part of it is truly mind bending. Thanks for tuning in!
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On this episode, being recorded at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC, I'm very honored to be joined by Dr. Alton D. Romig, Jr. Al has had a truly exceptional career, full of more awards than I can list today. Most recently, for example, the 2024 IEEE McClure Citation of Honor for engineering leadership, and more positions than I can include today, but they've included leadership roles at Sandia National Lab, service as vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, better known to all of us as the famous Skunk Works. And currently, Al serves as Executive Officer of the National Academy of Engineering.
In this episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I'm joined by Tait Duryea, a seasoned airline pilot turned real estate investor and the founder of Turbine Capital. We explore how he's helping fellow pilots and high-income professionals break free from the paycheck-to-paycheck grind by building generational wealth through alternative investments. Tait unpacks why he launched a private equity firm tailored for pilots, how his team scouts high-quality operators across diverse asset classes, and the key mindsets and strategies investors need to thrive in today's turbulent commercial real estate market. From multifamily syndications to water-rights-backed tiny home ventures, this is one conversation packed with eye-opening insights! Key Talking Points of the Episode [0:00] - Introducing Tait Duryea and the Passive Income Pilots podcast [2:32] - Tait's journey from aspiring entrepreneur to pilot and real estate investor [5:18] - Why airline pilots need better financial strategies [6:30] - Turbine Capital's unique asset-agnostic approach [7:43] - Exploring high-risk, high-reward ventures through Skunkworks [10:23] - Mitosis Living: The Tesla of luxury tiny homes [16:09] - Water rights, land, and asymmetric risk in alternative investments [18:02] - Why diversification and passive investing matter more than ever [19:27] - The harsh lessons from 2021–2022 commercial deals [21:08] - How to vet syndications and think like a savvy LP [23:13] - Asset allocation insights from Tiger 21 [24:51] - Turbine Capital's personal approach to investor relationships [25:23] - The ultimate goal: Freedom, not just money Quotables “Money is not the goal. Freedom is the goal. Money is just the tool to get there.” “You can buy cash-producing assets first—and let your assets pay for the toys.” “If this thing fails, we still own $12 million in water rights and a working factory.” “Diversification is easy when you're a limited partner—hard when you're swinging hammers.” “Never put all your eggs in one basket—especially not in a sub-3% cap rate deal.” Links & Resources Turbine Capital: https://www.turbinecap.com Passive Income Pilots Podcast: https://passiveincomepilots.com/ QLS Live https://qlslive.com Real Estate On Your Terms and Deal Structure Overtime https://wickedsmartbooks.com/podcast FREE Master's Class http://smartrealestatecoach.com/masterspodcast FREE Strategy Session with Chris Pre http://smartrealestatecoach.com/actionpodcast QLS 4.0 https://smartrealestatecoach.com/qlspodcast Investor Resources https://smartrealestatecoach.com/resources Apprentice Program https://smartrealestatecoach.com/apprentice-pod In the Trenches Bootcamp https://smartrealestatecoach.com/ittb-pod 3 Paydays Virtual Event https://smartrealestatecoach.com/3paydayspodcast REI Blackbook https://smartrealestatecoach.com/REIBB-pod 7 Figures Funding https://smartrealestatecoach.com/7figures-pod
“We are a hospitality company first and foremost.” Joining Dan this week is Alissa Klees, the Brand Leader of Spark by Hilton, the trailblazing brand that earned Hilton recognition as one of Fast Company's 2024 Most Innovative Companies. Alissa delves into what hospitality means to her, encompassing both personal and professional interactions. She shares the incredible journey of Spark, from its secretive "Skunkworks-type room" origins to its rapid global expansion. Highlights include the brand's focus on simplicity, affordability, and owner satisfaction, making conversions quick and efficient. Alissa emphasizes the positive impact on hotel staff pride and guest experiences, backed by Hilton's innovative culture and robust supply chain strategies. The episode also explores future growth opportunities and the lasting impact Spark aims to achieve within the industry.Takeaways:Ensure that the guest experience is straightforward and predictable to meet their expectations consistently. Consider establishing strong partnerships with supply chain managers. Look into negotiating bulk purchasing agreements to keep your renovation or building projects on schedule and within budget.Implement systems that align with the philosophy of 'people serving people' to build a strong, service-oriented culture.Collect and analyze guest feedback to identify design or service aspects that need improvement. Be flexible and ready to adapt based on the feedback to continually enhance the guest experience.Provide value-driven experiences to make budget-conscious guests consider and prefer your brand.Quote of the Show:“We are a hospitality company first and foremost.” - Alissa KleesLinks:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alissak/ Website: https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/spark-by-hiltonShout Outs:0:48 - Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/ 1:50 - Skunkworks https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.html 2:00 - Lockheed Martin https://www.lockheedmartin.com/ 2:35 - Larry Traxler https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrytraxler/ 5:38 - Danny Meyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Meyer 6:17 - Hampton https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/hampton-by-hilton/ 16:24 - Sonesta https://www.sonesta.com/ 17:58 - JM Hospitality https://www.jmhospitality.com/ 19:58 - DoubleTree https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/doubletree-by-hilton/ 20:02 - Rogers Arena https://rogersarena.com/ 25:42 - Peloton https://www.onepeloton.com/ 32:55 - Chris Nassetta https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisnassetta/ 36: 23 - Waldorf Astoria https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/waldorf-astoria/ 37:32 - Tru https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/tru-by-hilton/ 46:01 - Ernest Hemingway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway 49:18 - Conrad https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/conrad-hotels/ 52:58 - Graduate https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/graduate-hotels/ 53:14 - NoMad https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/nomad-hotels/ 53:25 - MGM https://mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com/en.html
- Maserati In Deep Trouble, Up for Sale? - Fewer Americans Getting Driver's License - Ford Claims Skunkworks EV Matches China Cost - U.S. Tariffs Cost German OEM's Half a Billion/Month - Audi Talking About Greenfield U.S. Plant - Stella and Renault Want Looser Small Car Safety Regs - Renault Forms JV With Geely In Brazil - Baidu Robotaxis Headed to Singapore, Malaysia
- Maserati In Deep Trouble, Up for Sale? - Fewer Americans Getting Driver's License - Ford Claims Skunkworks EV Matches China Cost - U.S. Tariffs Cost German OEM's Half a Billion/Month - Audi Talking About Greenfield U.S. Plant - Stella and Renault Want Looser Small Car Safety Regs - Renault Forms JV With Geely In Brazil - Baidu Robotaxis Headed to Singapore, Malaysia
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Skip Holm, a highly accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race pilot, and movie pilot. The Green Dot is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for their fellow aviation enthusiasts. The podcast features EAA and […] The post EAA's The Green Dot — Race Pilot Skip Holm first appeared on Hangar Flying.
This time on The Green Dot, hosts Chris and Connor are joined by Skip Holm, a highly accomplished Air Force fighter pilot, Skunk Works test pilot, air show and race pilot, and movie pilot. The Green Dot is a podcast created by aviation enthusiasts for their fellow aviation enthusiasts. The podcast features EAA and […] The post EAA's The Green Dot — Race Pilot Skip Holm first appeared on Hangar Flying.
On the third episode of Black Project, the mysterious world of special access programs is uncovered, shedding light on the covert work being done by entities like Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, DARPA, and aerospace contractors. With questions mounting, the discussion turns to whether these organizations have developed UFO technology, and what might be hidden within these top-secret projects. Change Agents: Black Project is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmK3k1U3D3fqPZWcnAaa-Vg/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our new friend Zack sits down with us as we close out our second episode last Tuesday at McFly's Pub. Thats when we identified an odd coincidence... both of our guests that day work for Lockheed Martin. Find Copperhead Jones on all of your favorite streaming services or on Instagram as @copperheadjones. Join us at McFly's next Tuesday for another get together at 5pm. Find all of our sponsors under our "Trusted Sponsors" Tab on our soon to be renovated web site, www.fortworthroots.com Donovan Manufacturing www.donovanmfg.com Night vision, thermals, machine gun rentals, AR-15 parts, classes, and more! Also under the same umbrella get all of your print needs through our friends. Banners, vehicle wraps, business cards, brochures, tshirts, and anything else you might need. Find information on the print shop on Facebook at dillon-press. Also, you can email them at dillon@dillon-press.com Purple Web Consulting www.purplewebconsulting.com Website design and hosting, E-commerce integration, digital strategy and consulting. 817.629.6069 Making modern business tools accessible to the small business owner so that they can compete with the big dogs! Fort Worth Float Company Is your day filled with noise and distractions? Overstimulating sounds and activity? Our daily lives have become overwhelmed with tasks and responsibilities, with very few ways to shut off the world for a brief moment. WELCOME TO FORT WORTH FLOAT COMPANY. They specialize in providing sensory deprivation flotation tanks, providing the ultimate relaxation experience. Offering various pricing and packages, and three different tanks, Fort Worth Float Company meets everyone's floating needs. Hoppin (Fort Worth) Weisenberger St, Fort Worth TX 76107 No more waiting for the bar tender. Simply walk up to the wall of taps, scan your arm band, and enjoy!!! This place charges you by the ounce. A great place to unwind or for your next big event. Find them on Instagram as @hoppinfwtx. Have a Fort Worth Event coming up this week? Call during our recording window and let us share it with the city. 817.988.1292. The Davis Team Look no further than our friends at The Davis Team for all of your property needs. No commitment necessary. If you have questions about property then visit them online : yourdavisteam.com or give them a call 817.755.0504 Galaxy Wilderness Disc Golf Galaxy Wilderness is dedicated to promoting Disc Golf to the masses for its health benefits through outdoor therapy, exercise, and camaraderie. Find them on Facebook as Galaxy Wilderness Disc Golf GalaxyWildernessDG@gmail.com (682) 228-0399 The Body Scrubbery on Instagram @thebodyscrubbery Online at www.thebodyscrubbery.com Phone:925.808.8222 A boutique and unique spa experience. "Don't cheat yourself, treat yourself!!" Luxury foot spa, full body scrubs, infrared heat wraps, massage, bubble tub, mud wraps, facials, couples packages, and small group parties. Eaton Data Solutions We work to have relationships with vendor partners who specialize in different methods of vulnerability detection and management so that we can offer enterprise tools and solutions to small and medium sized companies (SMB's). Find them online www.eatondatasolutions.com Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk! Roofing Solutions can help with all your residential and commercial roofing needs. Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk is locally owned and operated. We are insured and have the experience to carry out most roofing projects. Web Page: https://www.roofingsolutionshouk.com/ Phone : 817-882-6520 McFly's Pub 6104 LTjg Barnett Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76114 · 4.1 mi A BADASS little 1980's/ Back to the Future themed bar with an excellent outdoor patio complete with fire pit and room for your fur baby. Daily drink specials and fun activities almost every day of the week. See whats new at McFly's on their Instagram page @McFlysPub. Tres Amigos Tacos and Tequila tresamigostacosandtequila.com Chef Sandy brings a fresh perspective and culinary expertise to Tres Amigos, continuing the spirit of female led entrepreneurship and the culinary excellence that Chef Paul was known for. 909 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104 Cloudland Recording Studio www.cloudlandrecordingstudio.com Cloudland Recording Studio is an analog and digital recording studio located in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas. We are just one mile from downtown and five minutes from the Near Southside entertainment district of Magnolia Avenue. Baez Maintenance Services. www.baezmaintenance.com 817-528-3056 BMS is family owned and operated providing professional commercial cleaning services to establishments throughout DFW. With client satisfaction as a primary goal, high quality maintenance is available as frequently as requested. This includes a 24-hour support system, which guarantees a quick response. Since our beginning in 2017 there has only been one major goal here at BMS; customer satisfaction.
In This Hour:-- Myths and mistakes people make about using guns for self defense. Chris Cerino, from Range Ready, gives insider tips on protecting yourself.-- Texas target shooter and space-age coating for rifle bullets.-- The "little" gun company that keeps cranking out innovative firearms.Gun Talk 03.23.25 Hour 3
Patrick discusses Ben Rich, former director of Lockheed Martin Skunkworks.
Executive Officer of the National Academy of Engineering, Dr. Al Romig joins this special edition of AMSEcast, recorded at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington. Dr. Romig has led a distinguished career including leadership roles at Sandia National Lab, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, and now as Executive Officer of the National Academy of Engineering. He and Alan discuss key innovations from national laboratories and the Skunk Works. He also discusses the importance of risk-taking to foster innovation and why he's skeptical about the future of American innovation. It's not a totally negative outlook. Dr. Roming still thinks the U.S. can thrive by emphasizing talent cultivation, investment in R&D, and a culture that embraces failure as part of success. Guest Bio As executive officer of the National Academy of Engineering, Al Romig is the chief operating officer responsible for the program, financial, and membership operations of the Academy, reporting to the president. Before joining the Academy, he was vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Advanced Development Programs, better known as the Skunk Works®. Dr. Romig spent most of his career at Sandia National Laboratories, operated by the Lockheed Martin Corporation. He joined Sandia as a member of the technical staff in 1979 and moved through a succession of R&D management positions before his appointment as executive vice president in 2005. He served as deputy laboratories director and chief operating officer until 2010, when he transferred to the Skunk Works. Dr. Romig is a fellow of ASM International, TMS, IEEE, AIAA, and AAAS, and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 and the Council of Foreign Relations in 2008. He was awarded the ASM Silver Medal for Materials Research in 1988. He earned BS (1975), MS (1977), and PhD (1979) degrees in materials science and engineering from Lehigh University. Show Highlights (1:59) The innovations that Al saw during his time with Sandia (9:04) How to inspire a culture of innovation at a lab (10:27) The history of Skunk Works (18:29) Explaining Al's role at the National Academy of Engineering (23:27) The challenges American innovation will face in the future (27:22) Where Al thinks we'll see the most innovation in the coming years
Duncan, Eddie and Lee return with another episode of Shoot and Scoot, the Flames of War and Team Yankee podcast, to discuss what we have been painting and playing, including how Duncan and Eddie got on at Corrivalry, plus answer some more of our patrons questions.
Boa noite e bem-vindos ao Hoje no TecMundo, o seu resumo diário de tecnologia! As notícias de hoje incluem Elon Musk estimando que a Tesla vai entregar 10 mil robôs humanoides Optimus até o final do ano, a Huawei lançando no Brasil o concorrente dela para os AirPods Pro 2, os Estados Unidos revelando imagens do teste com uma arma laser usada em um navio de guerra, o hacker brasileiro que atacou os Estados Unidos teve sua ficha criminal vazada e o primeiro app pornográfico aprovado pela Apple chegando para o iOS.
Topics Luis Elizondo proposes "the creation of a Senior Advisor to the President for Emerging All-Domain Technologies” Tim Burchett is aware that Lockheed's Skunkworks is producing advanced antigravity tech that may be a factor in drone sightings. Remote Viewing Seeder Extraterrestrials and Mystery Drones: Interview with John Vivanco Los Angeles wildfires claimed to be part of Earth Alliance Disclosure Plan Who has legal rights to recovered UAP material? Understanding Internal Research and Development Agreements Earth Alliance/Galactic Federation has a disclosure plan to unveil highly classified technologies covered up for decades by having these come out as new tech Tucker Carlson has part of the answer when it comes to the UFO/UAP phenomenon when he claims they are from Earth. China's DJI, world's largest drone manufacturer, is making it possible for independent drone operators to violate sensitive airspace and no fly zones. Elon Musk's Neuralink device is quickly moving forward with plans to have another 20-30 devices installed in people in 2025. Randy Anderson's experience in going into a deep underground facility under Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane has many similarities to several JP missions. The outgoing Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, outlined his vision for the USAF and US Space Force when it comes to dominating space affairs up to 2050. The exopolitical implications of the deal President-Elect Trump's envoy achieved between Israel and Hamas are huge. Donald Trump Jr is informed about crashed UFO retrieval operations going all the way back to the 1947 Roswell crash. Dr Steven Greer plans to introduce more whistleblowers revealing secret government programs involving ETs and reverse engineered alien spacecraft. Mystery Drones and President Trump Working with the Galactic Federation - Interview with George Kavassilas - Part 1 Jake Barber is a new military whistleblower who reveals his participation in a UFO Crash Retrieval Program as a USAF helicopter pilot. Informative interview with US Navy Commander Will Miller who set up the briefings Dr. Steven Greer had with senior officials from the Defense Intelligence Agency in 1997. Diplomatic Letter from an Inner Earth Reptilian on Humanity's Potential and Overcoming Duality Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/michaelsalla
The Light Gate welcomes guest: researcher and author, Cheryl Costa Date: January 6, 2025. Time: 5-7pm pacific / 8-10pm eastern Episode: 089 Discussion: UFOs, advanced aircraft, Skunk Works, the UFO coverup Cheryl wears many hats and has done many things. She is a reverend, a Pagan Priestess, a Tibetan Yogini and a Trans-activist, a UFO columnist, a UFO researcher and author, and a novelist. During the Cold War, Cheryl served in the Air Force and the Navy as a government contractor. She is a two-service military veteran, USAF & USN, and a retired professional from the aerospace industry. As a journalist she was a UFO columnist for the Roswell Daily Record, and wrote the wildly popular UFO column, "NewYorkSkies" for the SyracuseNewTimes.com (2013-2019.) She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York in Entertainment Writing and Production, and in 2018 was awarded the UFO Researcher of the Year by the International UFO Congress. She has authored dozens of books (many with her wife, Linda) in a variety of genres, including a series of UFO reference books providing undeniable proof that UFOs are being seen all over the world. LINKS: https://www.facebook.com/cheryl.costa.908 https://www.amazon.com/s? k=cheryl+costa&i=stripbooks&crid=10UIZA6HLPH26&fbclid =IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1p3Dds8ehCcJdoiyLUS5PzAw yGbV418Br604DIZ64onJdKSTkmlkzlqM0_aem_ YH_T6A8yX VFM6H4mUssoTg&sprefix=cheryl+costa%2Cstripbooks%2C9 3&ret-nb sb ss tb 1_12
The Light Gate welcomes guest: researcher and author, James C. Goodall Date: December 30, 2024 Time: 5-7pm pacific / 8-10pm eastern Episode: 088 Discussion: UFOs, advanced aircraft, Skunk Works, the UFO coverup James C. Goodall is a published author with 27 books in print. He is a former Docent at Kitt Peak National Observatory, former Associate Curator at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, former Restoration Manager on the MoFs deHavilland Comet Mk 4C at The Museum of Flight, and a former Master sergeant at United States Air Force. He studied Business marketing at University of Minnesota. He is a recognized authority both on low-observable aircraft, such as the F-117, B-2A, the Lockheed ‘twins' (F-22 and F-35) and the Lockheed Skunk Works family of Blackbirds, and the US Navy's fleet of modern-day fast attack and ballistic missile submarines. He has been photographing and writing about ‘spooky' military aircraft, naval ships and submarines for the past 35 years, and his last book, 75 years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, was published by Osprey in 2021. LINKS: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/james-c-goodall/ https://www.facebook.com/jim.goodall.71
(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Ryan Wood is regarded as a leading authority on the Top Secret classified Majestic-12 intelligence documents and the 1941 Cape Girardeau, Missouri UFO Crash amongst others. He is the author of MAJIC EYES ONLY: Earth's Encounters with Extraterrestrial Technology, a landmark synthesis of over 100 UFO crash retrievals along with authenticity discussions of many of the majestic documents. PATREON https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey RYAN'S LINKS Website: https://www.majiceyesonly.com/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CP4KKS5R/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=6853d60e-bee3-4121-9075-a78149740069 LISTEN to Julian Dorey Podcast Spotify ▶ https://open.spotify.com/show/5skaSpDzq94Kh16so3c0uz Apple ▶ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trendifier-with-julian-dorey/id1531416289 ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Richard Dolan (UFO Crash Retrieval Program), Meeting Stanton Friedman & Father's Interest (1967) 08:39 - Brian Scott Abduction Cases, Danny Sheehan, Government Disclosure Confusion, Anti-Gravity Secret 19:21 - Alien Abduction (Male to Female Ratio) Issues, Historical Mount Ararat UFO Story, Burying Alien Story 27:35 - Jim Mars UFO Investigative Reporter, UFO Dex AI Tool 32:11 - Majestic 12 Breakdown, James Forrestal 41:47 - Majestic 12 Debunk or Truth? 55:03 - National Archives Hiding UFO Information, Tim Cooper UFO Leaks 01:04:21 - Vernon Bowman Encyclopedia UFO Files, Liquid Chromatography, Roswell Crash Parts 01:13:01 - Ryan's Dad Theory on UFOs, AI Alien Theories 01:23:31 - Cape Girardeau UFO Case, Joe McMonagle Stargate Program, Hieroglyphics in UFO 01:37:29 - UFO Mexico Crash (Kill People), Simulating UFO Abductions 01:50:21 - UFOs & Nukes, James Erwin Astronaut, Einstein Posed w/ Alien Colonization 02:02:31 - Government's Massive Secret (Manipulate Gravity), Theories on Aliens 02:09:47 - Skunk Works, Men in Black Recovering Crashed UFOs 02:18:03 - CIA Level 7 (Alien Convos), David Grusch Coming Forward 02:26:11 - Hitler Germany & UFOs Tied to Foo Fighters, DARPA Connections (Dr. Brandenburg) 02:32:11 - Transmedium UFOs Crashes, What is Next? 02:40:37 - Nuclear Fusion, Israel UFO Confirmation of Alien Life 02:49:07 - Belief in God CREDITS: - Host & Producer: Julian D. Dorey - In-Studio Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@alessiallaman Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 258 - Ryan Wood Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From the Ingles Studio this is your news minute on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast presented by Credit Union of Georgia. Today is Friday, November 8th and I'm Keith Ippolito. Lockheed Achieves Milestone in Unmanned Naval Aviation Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Navy, and General Atomics achieved a groundbreaking milestone in unmanned aviation with the first live control flight of a drone using the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control Station. The demonstration involved the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger, an unmanned combat aircraft, controlled via Lockheed Skunk Works' Multi-Domain Combat System autonomy platform. This system, developed by Skunk Works, offers autonomy, mission planning, and command capabilities. Navy pilots in Maryland successfully controlled the MQ-20 in California, showcasing beyond line-of-sight capabilities. This test marks a significant step in developing the control station, crucial for future Navy unmanned operations. John Clark of Skunk Works highlighted the collaboration's success in integrating the MQ-20 with UMCS, demonstrating common control and third-party platform integration. Lt. Steven Wilster emphasized the demo's importance in advancing unmanned naval aviation, crucial for addressing current and future threats. For more news about our community, visit mdjonline.com. For the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast, I'm Keith Ippolito. Produced by The BG Podcast Network NewsPodcast CurrentEvents TopHeadlines #BreakingNews #PodcastDiscussion #PodcastNews #InDepthAnalysis #NewsAnalysis #PodcastTrending #WorldNews #LocalNews #GlobalNews #PodcastInsights #NewsBrief #PodcastUpdate #NewsRoundup #WeeklyNews #DailyNews #PodcastInterviews #HotTopics #PodcastOpinions #InvestigativeJournalism #BehindTheHeadlines #PodcastMedia #NewsStories #PodcastReports #JournalismMatters #PodcastPerspectives #NewsCommentary #PodcastListeners #NewsPodcastCommunity #NewsSource #PodcastCuration #WorldAffairs #PodcastUpdates #AudioNews #PodcastJournalism #EmergingStories #NewsFlash #PodcastConversations #podcast #podcasts #podcaster #podcastlife #podcastshow #podcasting #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #itunes #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #soundcloud #youtube #radio #radioshow #comedy #music #hiphop #art #entrepreneur #covid #motivation #interview #repost #loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This show was recorded on 4-4-24 on the "Strange Reality Show with Dave Emmons." My guest is the hugely well-known Jim Goodall, who has a remarkable background in secret aeronautical projects. Jim tells us about his very beginnings in the space and flight subjects. He tells us about Area 51, the Skunk Works, and his friendship with John Lear and Bob Lazar. Jim's interest in space and flight started at five years of age. Jim Goodall has written 29 books about aeronautical engineering and some back-engineered UFOs. He served in the U.S. Air Force, which got him involved in "Spooky Works" in 1968. Jim has worked on TV, speaking engagements, consultancy, author, documentary films, and as a reporter on space flight for 60 years. You can find Jim's work on YouTube, Rumble, and Google. His books are on Amazon, Kindle, and many other book outlets. You can look Jim up on FaceBook and comment your questions.
With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Special guest Will Handzel brings on a few of his former General Motors behind the scenes guys. Mario and Al have been part of GM's Skunkworks testing the new C8 Corvette in secrecy, innovating EV vehicles and the fold down tailgate. Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles @petersenautomuseum and www.petersen.org. Visit www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Subscribe to Classic Truck Performance, All-Chevy Performance, and Modern Rodding magazines and the rest of In the Garage Media’s content at www.inthegaragemedia.com For more automotive videos and TV shows, visit Auto Revolution at www.autorevolutiononline.com Get the parts and gear seen on our videos www.amazon.com/shop/autorevolution Watch episodes on Amazon Prime, Roku, and Tubi TV www.amazon.com/v/autorevolution
With Jeff Smith, Steve Strope, and Cam Benty Presented by ARP Special guest Will Handzel brings on a few of his former General Motors behind the scenes guys. Mario and Al have been part of GM's Skunkworks testing the new C8 Corvette in secrecy, innovating EV vehicles and the fold down tailgate. Recorded at the Petersen Auto Museum in Los Angeles @petersenautomuseum and www.petersen.org. Visit www.arp-bolts.com for all of your engine fastener and hardware needs. Subscribe to Classic Truck Performance, All-Chevy Performance, and Modern Rodding magazines and the rest of In the Garage Media’s content at www.inthegaragemedia.com For more automotive videos and TV shows, visit Auto Revolution at www.autorevolutiononline.com Get the parts and gear seen on our videos www.amazon.com/shop/autorevolution Watch episodes on Amazon Prime, Roku, and Tubi TV www.amazon.com/v/autorevolution
SPONSORS: 1) This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/julian and get on your way to being your best self. 2) ZBiotics: https://zbiotics.com/JULIAN (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Luis "Lue" Elizondo is the former head of the Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which investigated UFOs, now referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). A veteran of the U.S. Army, he has worked in counterintelligence and counterterrorism worldwide. His new book, "Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs," is available now (Link Below). BUY LUE'S BOOK, “IMMINENT”: https://www.amazon.com/Imminent-Pentagons-Responsible-Investigating-Profound/dp/0063235560 EPISODE LINKS - PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey - MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/ - AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952 GUEST LINKS - X: https://x.com/LueElizondo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier ****TIMESTAMPS**** 0:00 - Writing #1 NYT Book in America 4:45 - Working for Military in Korea/Afghanistan; Daughter born premature 7:54 - Lue joins Director of Office of Intelligence 16:22 - Jim Lacatski & UFO Program 20:03 - First Meeting in Top Secret Room (SCIF Breakdown), Espionage Tools 26:50 - AAWSAP & AATIP UAP Programs; Senator Harry Reid & Robert Bigelow 33:38 - How AAWSAP transitioned to AATIP & what mission is 39:32 - Living with Top Secret Intel & Shocking Reaction, Signatures of UFOs 44:45 - Brazil Colares UAP Incident w/ Jaque Vallee & Hal Puthoff 50:09 - The 5 Observable UFO Features 58:12 - Colares Brazil UFO Incident Conclusions, Methodology Investigating UFOs 1:07:12 - 3 Alien Possibilities; UFO Nuclear Sightings; UFO Abductions 1:16:55 - Human Origins & Scientific Method; 5 Senses & Human Bias; Avogadro's Constant 1:27:43 - Creepy Submarine UFO Story 1:29:58 - Most Compelling UFO Abduction Cases (Rendlesham Case & CIA Spy) 1:33:04 - Lue Experiencing Light Orbs 1:37:43 - Lue Studied Gov UFO History; “Hot Words” 1:40:12 - Declassified Technology; Pentagon Bureaucracy 1:45:43 - Lue's late Cuban Revolutionary Dad 1:50:49 - Lue still working for Intel? 1:51:55 - Edward Snowden vs UAP Disclosure debate 1:56:02 - The “I Wanna Believe!” Cult; Responsibility of disclosure 1:58:38 - Does Lue worry about being a useful idiot? 2:01:02 - The Pentagon's Secret Biblical Elite; UFOs: Angels & Demons? 2:09:31 - The 3 Doors Lue could be: Liar, Prophet, or Psyop 2:22:07 - Pentagon groupthink bias; Intel “weight”; Institutions Broken Trust 2:29:23 - Lockheed Martin, Skunkworks & Private UFO Crash Retrievals 2:35:36 - Pentagon “Eminent Domain” & UFO Crash Retrievals Evidence 2:41:05 - Has Lue seen Recovered UFO in person? 2:47:52 - Future Humans / Advanced Civilization Simulation 2:50:46 - The “threat” assessment of UAP 2:53:13 - Hal Puthoff, Lue & Pentagon “leaders” 2:59:23 - 2009 Gimbal UFO Video & 2004 Fravor Tic Tac Video 3:03:02 - DARPA Weapons? 3:05:42 - Operation Interloper; Christopher Mellon & Cold War 3:11:37 - Remote Viewing & CIA's Stargate Project 3:18:40 - Does Lue Believe in God? CREDITS: - Host, Producer, and Editor: Julian Dorey - In-Studio Producer: Alessi Allaman - https://www.instagram.com/allaman.docyou/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 237 - Luis Elizondo Music by Artlist.io
In 2013, a feature article appeared on the website of legendary aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin that quickly had aviation buffs talking. The piece, titled “Speed is the New Stealth,” claimed that a new hypersonic aircraft was under development at the company's famous Skunk Works facility, which would soon set a new standard for speed and stealth in American aerospace technologies. They called it the SR-72, an aircraft Aviation Week had already dubbed "the son of Blackbird" after its predecessor, the legendary SR-71. Today, the status of the SR-72 program remains in question, although recent reports suggest that America's next secretive spy plane could soon be taking flight. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into the mystery surrounding this aircraft, it's relationship to the fictional "Darkstar" program depicted in the film Top Gun: Maverick, and also look at UAP sightings that could involve encounters with unacknowledged U.S. stealth technologies. This episode is sponsored by SurfShark. Find out more about their cybersecurity protection services by going to https://surfshark.com/MICAHHANKS. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies aged 93 Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says China's Classified Space Plane, Shenlong, Returns from Secretive 267-Day Mission in Space Japanese Eels Have Evolved the Ability to Escape a Predator's Stomach After Being Eaten DARKSTAR: Secretive SR-72 Hypersonic Aircraft, Successor to Lockheed Martin's Legendary SR-71, Could Soon Take Flight SKUNK WORKS: Speed is the New Stealth: Lockheed Martin Skunkworks It Sure Seems Like Darkstar, Lockheed's Secret High-Speed Jet, Is Real BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.
Gabbard, Robert Kennedy Jr., and Elon Musk leave the Democratic Party and move to the center. Has the Republican Party become the party of independents? They guys discuss the ever changing political landscape Top 3 companies you'd like to be CEO: Remington Firearms, Sears, Bass Pro Shops Cheesecake Factory, Lucas Film, Pokémon, Wayne Enterprises, Stark Industries, Skunk Works, Virgin group, Sporting KC Philippians 1:9-10 Love may abound, more and more. Pure and blameless. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/08/26/ex-democratic-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump/ https://apnews.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-donald-trump-8da616fd76d55bb63b5ee347f904fcbc Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hardheaded/id1547549886 https://open.spotify.com/show/7cthewmZDtlLEyUvKrsbNr?si=ba4484fd0f4e48c6 WEB: https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/ MERCH: https://bit.ly/hardheaded-merchandise
Like any good parable, the "David and Goliath" self-mythology of the American craft brewing industry in the '80s and '90s was illuminating, compelling — and maybe a bit reductive, too. In Episodes 33 and 34, we examined this us-versus-them dynamic from the perspective of one of the “thems,” Keith Villa, who created the Blue Moon Brewing Company from within the Coors colossus in 1995. Today, we're coming at it once again through the eyes of New Realm Brewing Co. cofounder and brewmaster Mitch Steele, who did a substantial stretch, semi-concurrent to Villa's at Coors, at Big Beer's biggest and baddest "Goliath" of all: Missouri's pre-InBev Anheuser-Busch. After starting his career in a California brewpub, Mitch eventually wound up in St. Louis towards the end of the 20th century on a skunkworks-style R&D team tasked with brewing up answers to those pesky “microbrews” that would somehow satisfy distributors in the mighty red network, the American drinking public, and August Busch the Third himself — no mean feat. Would creative extensions on the premium Michelob line do the trick? What about a new brand named for A-B's hop farm in northern Idaho? You'll have to listen on to find out. Don't forget to like, review, and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mike Maples, Jr. is a legendary early-stage startup investor and a co-founder and partner at Floodgate. He's made early bets on transformative companies like Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, Okta, Rappi, and Applied Intuition and is one of the pioneers of seed-stage investing as a category. He's been on the Forbes Midas List eight times and enjoys sharing the lessons he's learned from his years studying iconic companies. In his new book, Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future, co-authored with Peter Ziebelman, he discusses what he's found separates startups and founders that break through and change the world from those that don't. After spending years reviewing the notes and decks from the thousands of startups he's known over the past two decades, he's uncovered three ways that breakthrough founders think and act differently. In our conversation, Mike talks about:• The three elements of breakthrough startup ideas• Why you need to both think and act differently• How to avoid the “comparison trap” and “conformity trap”• The importance of movements, storytelling, and healthy disagreeableness in startup success• How to apply pattern-breaking principles within large companies• Mike's one piece of advice for founders• Much morePre-order Mike's book here and get a second signed copy for free. Limited copies are available, so order ASAP: patternbreakers.com/lenny.—Brought to you by:• Enterpret—Transform customer feedback into product growth• Anvil—The fastest way to build software for documents• Webflow—The web experience platform—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-find-a-great-startup-idea-mike-maples-jr—Where to find Mike Maples, Jr.:• X: https://x.com/m2jr• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maples/• Substack: https://greatness.substack.com/• Website: https://www.floodgate.com/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Mike's background(03:10) The inspiration behind Pattern Breakers(08:09) Uncovering startup insights(11:37) A quick summary of Pattern Breakers(13:52) Coming up with an idea(15:30) Inflections(17:09) Examples of inflections(28:10) Insights(36:58) The power of surprises(47:36) Founder-future fit(55:33) Advice for aspiring founders(56:41) Living in the future: valid opinions(55:34) Case study: Maddie Hall and Living Carbon(58:40) Identifying lighthouse customers(01:00:53) The importance of desperation in customer needs(01:03:57) Creating movements and storytelling(01:24:22) The role of disagreeableness in startups(01:34:42) Applying these principles within a company(01:40:43) Lightning round—Referenced:• Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future: https://www.amazon.com/Pattern-Breakers-Start-Ups-Change-Future/dp/1541704355• Justin.tv: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv• Airbnb's CEO says a $40 cereal box changed the course of the multibillion-dollar company: https://fortune.com/2023/04/19/airbnb-ceo-cereal-box-investors-changed-everything-billion-dollar-company/• Brian Chesky's new playbook: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/brian-cheskys-contrarian-approach• The Unconventional Exit: How Justin Kan Sold His First Startup on eBay: https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/the-unconventional-exit-how-justin-kan-sold-his-first-startup-on-ebay-4d705afe1354• Kyle Vogt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylevogt/• The State of Telehealth Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9035352/• The Craigslist Killers: https://www.gq.com/story/craigslist-killers• The social radar: Y Combinator's secret weapon | Jessica Livingston (co-founder of Y Combinator, author, podcast host): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-social-radar-jessica-livingston• Michael Seibel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mwseibel/• The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions ... and Created Plenty of Controversy: https://www.amazon.com/Airbnb-Story-Ordinary-Disrupted-Controversy/dp/0544952669• Scott Cook: https://www.forbes.com/profile/scott-cook/• Chegg: https://www.chegg.com/• Aayush Phumbhra on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aayush/• Osman Rashid on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/osmanrashid/• Okta: https://www.okta.com/• The Man Who Makes the Future: Wired Icon Marc Andreessen: https://www.wired.com/2012/04/ff-andreessen/• Peter Ludwig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterwludwig/• Qasar Younis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qasar/• Paul Allen's website: https://paulallen.com/• Louis Pasteur quote: https://www.forbes.com/quotes/6145/• What was Atrium and why did it fail? https://www.failory.com/cemetery/atrium• Patrick Collison on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcollison/• Drew Houston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drewhouston/• William Gibson's quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/681-the-future-is-already-here-it-s-just-not-evenly• Maddie Hall on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddie-hall-76293135/• Living Carbon: https://www.livingcarbon.com• Zenefits (now Trinet): https://connect.trinet.com/• Sam Altman on X: https://x.com/sama• Steve Wozniak on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wozniaksteve/• Horsley Bridge Partners: https://www.horsleybridge.com/• David Swensen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_F._Swensen• Judith Elsea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithelsea/• 7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy: https://www.amazon.com/7-Powers-Foundations-Business-Strategy/dp/0998116319• Business strategy with Hamilton Helmer (author of 7 Powers): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/business-strategy-with-hamilton-helmer• Lyft's Focus on Community and the Story Behind the Pink Mustache: https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/17/lyfts-focus-on-community-and-the-story-behind-the-pink-mustache/• Logan Green on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/logangreen/• John Zimmer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnzimmer11/• Storytelling with Nancy Duarte: How to craft compelling presentations and tell a story that sticks: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/storytelling-with-nancy-duarte-how• Steve Jobs Introducing the iPhone at MacWorld 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7qPAY9JqE4• Jonathan Livingston Seagull: https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909• The paths to power: How to grow your influence and advance your career | Jeffrey Pfeffer (author of 7 Rules of Power, professor at Stanford GSB): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-paths-to-power-jeffrey-pfeffer• Robin Roberts on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-roberts-393a934b/• Skunkworks: https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.html• Vision, conviction, and hype: How to build 0 to 1 inside a company | Mihika Kapoor (Product at Figma): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/vision-conviction-hype-mihika-kapoor• Hard-won lessons building 0 to 1 inside Atlassian | Tanguy Crusson (Head of Jira Product Discovery): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-0-to-1-inside-atlassian-tanguy-crusson• Figma: https://www.figma.com/• Atlassian: https://www.atlassian.com/• Vinod Khosla: https://www.khoslaventures.com/team/vinod-khosla/• Top Five Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing: https://www.amazon.com/Top-Five-Regrets-Dying-Transformed-ebook/dp/B07KNRLY1L• Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty: https://www.amazon.com/Chase-Chance-Creativity-Lucky-Novelty/dp/0262511355• Clay Christensen's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clayton-M.-Christensen/author/B000APPD3Y• Resonate: Present Visual Stories That Transform: https://www.amazon.com/Resonate-Present-Stories-Transform-Audiences/dp/0470632011• Ferrari on Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Ferrari-Adam-Driver/dp/B0CNDBN672• Montblanc fountain pens: https://www.montblanc.com/en-us—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. 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