Episode 4: Ryan Farris - Co-founder and COO/CFO, Visto360.ai

Follow, leave a review, and turn on notifications for new episodes weekly! Timestamps/Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Ryan's Background 2:58 Problems with the Pentagon Process 5:01 Frustration with Lack of Innovation 9:00 Vulnerabilities on the Front Line 10:57 Drones Around Langley Air Force Base 16:26 Lasers Won't Stop Drones (WSJ Article) 24:18 Fight Drones with More Drones? (Anduril Bolt video) 26:51 Switchblade 300 vs the Bolt 29:15 Outdated Software Dev Process of Defense Primes 32:50 Engineering in Startups vs the Primes 35:30 Advice for Bootstrapping in Defense 38:59 How To Think About VC vs. Bootstrapped 40:40 AFWERKS Is Actually A Great Program 43:11 Being an Introvert & A Founder 44:14 The Issues with Big Defense Conferences/Events 45:48 The "Decade of Consequence" For China 50:43 Outro Ryan Farris is currently the co-founder and COO/CFO of Visto360.ai, a startup developing 3D computer vision applications for precise object detection. He previously co-founded and sold Orbital Effects, a small radar satellite company that revolutionized space based tactical ISR and effects. Ryan is a retired U.S. Navy officer who served at sea on several Aegis ships and in Washington DC at the White House, U.S. Senate, and Department of Defense. Post-retirement, Ryan co-founded Orbital Effects, a small radar satellite company that revolutionized space based tactical ISR and effects.