Sometimes I think it would be so easy to make a disruptive defense company that undercuts the traditional ones massively. Sure, you have Palantir and Anduril, but there's room for so much more.
The "traditional" defense companies typically hire rest-and-vest talent, rewarding mediocrity over actual innovation. I have had many bright peers leave the defense industry for big tech and HFT, because the defense industry's backwards culture is very much about hammering down the nail sticking out and "sticking to what works" (outdated technologies, scamming the government for 20x the production cost.)
It would almost be too easy to hire some SV talent and make way better products for a tenth of the price. I guess my only qualm is that I don't want to make literal weapons.
The "traditional" defense companies typically hire rest-and-vest talent, rewarding mediocrity over actual innovation. I have had many bright peers leave the defense industry for big tech and HFT, because the defense industry's backwards culture is very much about hammering down the nail sticking out and "sticking to what works" (outdated technologies, scamming the government for 20x the production cost.)
It would almost be too easy to hire some SV talent and make way better products for a tenth of the price. I guess my only qualm is that I don't want to make literal weapons.