Defense procurement

What experts have said about Defense procurement

4 statements · 2 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral

1. Salim IsmailNegativeOct 3, 2026· Moonshots with Peter Diamandis

   Linear military procurement cannot keep pace with exponential technology.

   “you can't fight exponential technology with linear procurement”

   Listen at 2:04:18

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2. Matija MilenovicPositiveAug 28, 2026· This Week in Startups

   Demonstrated hardware progress is more persuasive to government buyers than prototypes alone.

   “prototypes only get you so far. It's actually showing clear, tangible progress.”

   Listen at 1:04:53

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3. Mick CataldoPositiveAug 2, 2026· The Sunday Roast

   Military procurement should prioritize cheap, accessible, adaptive, rapidly iterative systems.

   “What we need is cheap, accessible, off-the-shelf, highly adaptive, and the ability to iterate really quickly”

   Listen at 1:07:24

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