What podcasts say about Bryon Hargis

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What Bryon Hargis has said on podcasts

28 statements · 15 positive · 9 negative · 4 neutral

on China weapons production capacityNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
China will have massive weapons production capacity at scale
“they're going to have massive production capacity to produce weapons at scale”
Listen at 1:15
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on United States defense manufacturingPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
The United States should regain leadership in defense manufacturing
“we have to get back as a country to being on top in terms of defense manufacturing”
Listen at 1:34
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Defense systemsNeutralAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Defense systems must be affordable at required production quantities
“the price of whatever it is has to be times that quantity has to be affordable”
Listen at 1:58
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Military strengthPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Military strength determines a country's global position and deterrence
“your position in the world and your ability to deter is really determined by your military strength at the end of the day”
Listen at 2:35
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on American military capabilityPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
American military capability has helped preserve the current world order
“america has had sufficient military capability to hold world order to the way it is now”
Listen at 2:50
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Aerospace suppliersNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Slow aerospace suppliers prevent iterative program development
“you can't iterate”
Listen at 4:42
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on SpaceXPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
SpaceX demonstrated faster and more affordable complex-system development processes
“spacex demonstrated that there are other processes that you could follow and develop a more complex system and do it in a faster time frame and more affordably”
Listen at 6:36
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Data-driven aerospace testingPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Data-driven testing reduces work by eliminating irrelevant aerospace concerns
“you cut out so much work because you're just not worrying about the things that don't matter”
Listen at 9:50
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Product and sales functionsPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Product and sales functions should be integrated
“you really shouldn't have like a product team and a sales team it's really the same team”
Listen at 10:47
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on StarshieldPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Starshield was fundamentally transformative for national security
“the outcome of that was fundamentally game-changing for the country's national security”
Listen at 12:05
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on BlackbeardNeutralAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Castilian's Blackbeard weapon originated from Navy discussions
“Blackbeard which is our first weapon really came from discussions with the Navy”
Listen at 12:29
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Hiring personality traitsNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Required personality traits cannot be taught to prospective hires
“you can't teach the personality traits that you need”
Listen at 14:03
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Reputation and trustNeutralAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Reputation and trust matter most during bad conditions
“you need that reputation and the trust for when things are bad, not for when things are good”
Listen at 19:20
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on ReputationNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Reputation cannot be built during a crisis
“you can't build reputation when you're in a bad spot and you need it”
Listen at 19:31
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Money-motivated employeesNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Money-motivated employees will leave when company conditions deteriorate
“what happens in a bad time like they're just going to leave the company because you can't continue to last”
Listen at 20:28
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Employee motivationsNeutralAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Employees' true motivations eventually become apparent
“you can't hide your true motivation for very long”
Listen at 22:45
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Responsible engineer modelPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Responsible-engineer systems promote people based on performance
“you end up promoting based on merit and giving more responsibility to somebody that does well”
Listen at 24:54
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on United States lunar programNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
The United States may not reach the Moon within ten years
“i honestly don't know if We can do that as a country in 10 years starting now”
Listen at 25:59
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Aerospace industryNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Aerospace progress is constrained more by process than technology
“The problem in aerospace, in my opinion, It's not the tech. It's really the process that folks follow.”
Listen at 26:22
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Raytheon, Lockheed, Northrop and BoeingPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Raytheon, Lockheed, Northrop, and Boeing could copy Castilian's practices immediately
“They could go do it tomorrow.”
Listen at 28:06
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Partnership with traditional defense primesPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Hargis would partner with a traditional defense prime under suitable conditions
“I absolutely would.”
Listen at 28:51
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Castilian fundraisingPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
2024 was probably a turning point for Castilian fundraising
“2024 was probably a turning point.”
Listen at 48:30
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Castilian seed fundingNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Castilian temporarily lost half its seed funding after SVB failed
“we had lost half of our seed. around literally within a week.”
Listen at 50:53
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on New Mexico Project Ranger sitePositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
New Mexico enabled site selection and construction to begin within one year
“we were able to select that site and move into construction in under a year”
Listen at 56:05
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Castilian and AndurilPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Castilian and Anduril will become major defense primes
“No, they will absolutely become the other primes.”
Listen at 57:10
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Castilian and AndurilNegativeAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Castilian and Anduril's main current risk is execution
“the risk shifts to execution risk”
Listen at 57:26
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Castilian and Anduril productionPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Castilian and Anduril must field systems at scale to establish government credibility
“to enter production and to start fielding systems at scale that solve some of the country's critical national security challenges”
Listen at 57:44
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense
on Castilian and Anduril competitivenessPositiveAug 31, 2026· How I Invest with David Weisburd
Solving speed, cost, quantity, and deterrence would strengthen competitiveness against traditional primes
“if you can solve that, you're absolutely in a very strong competitive position with like the traditional primes”
Listen at 58:21
Open the episode · E423: Castelion CEO on Elon Musk, Hypersonic Missiles & the Future of Defense

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