Vertical Integration, Palantir, and Pickleball | Tom Barnes | #28

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Tom is the director of R&D at Selkirk Sports, a leading brand in pickleball. Today, you will hear why keeping research and design in-house is important, how they utilise Palantir as one of the smallest non-defence companies to do so, and the story behind their official Tesla Plaid edition paddle.

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