Ep 13 - Keith Masback - Angel Investing, Geospatial Intelligence & Leadership

Keith Masback was CEO of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation for over a decade and is now an Angel Investor and Advisor to multiple start-ups, mostly related to Earth Observation & Remote Sensing. Keith started in the US Army, working as an Infantry Officer, and went on to join the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.We talk about Keith's perspective both in the military and in the civilian world of Earth Observation, or as he points out, Geospatial Intelligence. We also touch on what Angel Investing & Advising is and why he does it, as well as talk about the role of leader he's taken on multiple times. ---Find previous episodes and other shownotes at mindsbehindmaps.com---About Keith Masback:LinkedInTwitter Time stamps:02:05 - Episode starts, Keith introduces himself10:00 - Keith’s introduction to geospatial in the military14:00 - Learning from the people you lead20:00 - Operationalizing imagery intelligence26:10 - Building trust to change mentalities and processes35:40 - Moving into advising start ups39:10 - What does an advisor do?46:05 - Deciding who & what to invest in51:00 - Keeping an open mind to opportunities54:05 - "Geospatial Intelligence"59:25 - The value proposition brought by Planet1:01:50 - Keeping up with the news1:05:15 - Keith’s videos on explaining satellite images with WIRED1:10:30 - Media Recommendations1:14:50 - One last question: Are we lacking "getting mud on our boots” today? Shownotes:United States Geospatial Intelligence FoundationHermeusBlogpost: The totally made-up word that’s changing the worldWired videos:Spy Satellite Expert Explains How to Analyze Satellite ImagerySpy Satellite Expert Breaks Down Surveillance Scenes From Movies & TVInternational Spy MuseumMedia recommendation:GettysburgKiller AngelsA Bridge Too Far Please feel free to reach out!My TwitterFor news about the podcastWebsite