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Minimum Viable Podcast (MVP)
by DEF Community
The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) inspires, connects and empowers people in order to promote an innovative culture in the U.S. national security. The Minimum Viable Podcast (MVP) is our way of sharing about people, events, and activities going on across the virtuous insurgency. You should also follow us on social media and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay in the loop! You can learn more about the DEF community and get involved at def.org/join.
Episodes
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Innovate to Win - Defense Acquisition University and Innovation Readiness Assesment
Join us as DEF's Executive Director sits with Dr. Marina Theodotou, Lolita Horne and Eric Farraro of DAU! Using industry and academic research, and insights from the workforce, the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) created the Innovation Competencies and Skills Model. The model includes a...
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The Masked Innovator
The Masked Innovator is a new take on Podcasts from the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum! Take a listen and see if you can figure out who the guests are before the end! No self promotions, no sales pitches, just honest opinions on the topic of innovation within the Department of Defense!
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SBIR / STTR 101
Come learn how to navigate the challenging world of SBIR's and STTR's!
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Midwest Mafia Update with Heath Murray
DEF's executive director Trish Martinelli talks with Heath Murray, the Indiana Agora lead, about the recent DEF Drink and Think and the importance of local Agoras in the national DEF ecosystem. Trish and Heath also discussed the unique nature of the DEF community and how it connects and empowers...
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Thoughts from the 757 with Nicholas Marchand
DEF's executive director Trish Martinelli talks with Nicholas Marchand, the lead for the 757 Agora. Nick hosted one of many DEF events on November 10, 2022, now unofficially known as National DEF Day. Trish and Nick discussed the 757 Agora, its unique position in the national security ecosystem,...
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DEF in Chicago with Alex Gorsuch
DEF's executive director Trish Martinelli talks with Alex Gorsuch, the Chicago Agora lead, about his recent DEFx event, the Chicago entrepreneurial ecosystem, and his company Ascent. Trish and Alex also discuss future plans for the Chicago Agora and for DEF overall, and why individuals interested...
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I Am Remarkable with Alexis Bonnell
DEF's executive director Trish Martinelli talks with Alexis Bonnell about her time as a facilitator at I Am Remarkable, a Google project seeking to inspire and empower working people to take pride in their achievements. This kind of empowerment is a critical component to true success and...
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Foundry, call to action!
The National Security Innovation Network (NSIN “Esign”) runs a program called “Foundry” that matches DOD technology with Entrepreneurs with the goal of creating private entities to sell the DOD technology to both the commercial and public/DoD sector. Featuring: Mark Anholt – Program Manager of...
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Agora-In-A-Box
On January 31st, 2022 we hosted our first Agora Launch party. An event where we 'unboxed' the Agora-In-A-Box tool and demonstrated the process it takes to start a new Agora. We had a great turnout and are excited to see how many Agora will emerge in the coming months. If you weren't able to…
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Q1 Saturday Super Summit
On the 29th of January as another big storm bore down on the Northeast, the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) held it’s quarterly volunteer summit, and the first Summit under the new Executive Director Trish Martinelli. More than 15 volunteers, leaders, staff, past and present Executive…
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The “Sec” in DevSecOps with the Federal Government
This episode features another monthly gathering of the JSOFT Community, the Federal DevSecOps Community of Practice. During this episode, JSOFT highlights the “Sec” in DevSecOps with a powerhouse crew of cloud-native security experts talking about their experiences working in the security space...
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DevSecOps in the Federal Government with Lt Col Max Reele
This episode features another monthly gathering of the JSOFT Community, the Federal DevSecOps Community of Practice. This episode features Lt Col Max Reele, Chief of Operations and Deputy Commander of Kessel Run. Lt Col Reele shares his journey being at the forefront of DoD digital transformation...
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Author Talk with Mark Jacobsen, “Eating Glass”
DEF founding member and long-time champion Mark Jacobsen just published a new book: “Eating Glass: the Inner Journey Through Failure and Renewal.” Join us to hear a fireside chat with Mark about his work and these tough, meaningful themes for all entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and humans. Mark D....
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DEF hosting Q&A with the Board of Directors
For the last several years, DEF has hosted an evening event in conjunction with NVIDIA’s flagship annual conference, GTC 21. Join NVIDIA’s Anthony Robbins (a long-time friend and champion of DEF) for a roundtable with our Board of Directors. DEF’s BOD includes Morgan Plummer, Jen Sovada, Josh...
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DEF Bay Area Agora Kick off with Steve Blank
This podcast is a recording from the Bay Area Agora kickoff where Steve Blank joined us for a fireside chat and Q&A session covering: - how to better align national security and commercial incentive structures - a framework for creating an innovation overlay to the acquisition process - and how…
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DEF Boston: NSCAI Roundtable
It's been a year since we last interviewed Justin Lynch as part of the DEF Boston - AI Strategy & Defense event. The NSCAI has completed their final report, and will now join a roundtable discussion with DEF Boston Lead Adam Beal and DEF Executive Director Michael Madrid. During the roundtable,...
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Value Stream Mapping: Creating lean organizations with Mark Pushinsky
During this session of the DEF Digital Leadership Series, Mark Pushinsky shares how Value Steam Mapping helps leaders solve complex problems by deconstructing their operating environment to find opportunities for disruptive impact. Value stream maps help leaders identify and eliminate waste,...
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DEF Series: Additive Manufacturing in the DOD Episode One. The LEADERS.
In case you missed it... hear from leaders within the DOD. Listen to we are doing with Additive Manufacturing and where we are headed in the future! this is the first part of a monthly series dedicated to increasing communications between organizations within the Department of Defense! **This is…
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Digitally Enabled Warriors: Data Science at the Tactical Edge with COL Matt Benigni
This episode of DEF's Tech Leader series helps national security innovators apply data science and AI to achieve mission outcomes. COL Benigni, a chief data scientist at US Special Operations Command, guides DEF listeners towards that goal by sharing insights from applying these capabilities at…
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DEF Cornerstones Angel Investing
This Cornerstones Workshop looked at the two parties of a startup transaction: the investor and entrepreneurs. Raising capital for most startup founders is a tricky, potentially stressful undertaking. Knowing some common practices – and insider’s tips – can make the journey much less painful. We...
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The Analytics Edge for National Security (Jordan Levine) - Disruptive Thinkers #2
Jordan Levine, a Partner at Dynamic Ideas, discusses analytics for national security at a DEF Washington DC event. In addition to his depth of knowledge, Jordan developed an analytics training product that is being piloted under an AFWERX SBIR contract for the entire DoD. Here's a description of...
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Putting Humans First and Thinking Wrong (Gregory Galle) - In the Weeds with Agitare #6
In this conversation, Gregory Galle and Daniel covered just about everything, beginning with Greg's origins in communication design, how he co-founded the company Solve Next (previously Future), his experience and approaches developing and applying the facilitated discovery and design framework...
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Pricing (Ed Lee) - Cornerstones Training Series #4
This epsisode is exciting for startups and emerging companies focused on defense and national security to learn from an expert in pricing. Finding dual-use viability or an appropriate market approach when working with government is challenging, and government employees working with emerging...
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23 September 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #13
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Getting Workshop Buy-In (John Hawley) - In the Weeds with Agitare #5
Daniel sat down for another talk with John Hawley this week to discuss getting people on board with your workshop, gaining early buy-in from participants, how John views his role as a facilitator, innovation strategy maturity levels within organizations, and... a whole lot more. Agitare is a...
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Financial Modeling (Sameer Jagetia) - Cornerstones Training Series #3
Finding dual-use viability or an appropriate market approach when working with government is challenging, and government employees working with emerging companies will also benefit from learning about their experiences and pain points. Sameer Jagetia founder of Robuzz (current company) and…
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16 September 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #12
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Lessons Learned Scaling Agile Leadership (Adam Furtado) - Tech Leader Series #4
This episode features another monthly gathering of the the Federal DevSecOps Community of Practice, featuring Adam Furtado, founder and key leader of Kessel Run. There are few people on planet earth who have founded a DoD software factory, led it through multiple metamorphoses, shepherded…
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9 September 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #11
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Wardley Mapping (James Urquhart) - Tech Leader Series #4
There is a need to educate technology leaders across the Department of Defense and national security community with the frameworks and strategies to run digital transformation efforts. This episode explores Wardley mapping: empowering leaders to understand the structure and ecosystem around a...
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2 September 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #10
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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The Innovator’s Journey, Part 2 (Karen Hold) - In the Weeds with Agitare #4
BE SURE TO LISTEN TO PART 1 OF THIS INTERVIEW BEFORE YOU LISTEN TO PART 2 Karen Petty Hold is a real superhero in the Design Thinking world. She is the Director of Design Thinking DC, Visiting Executive Lecturer at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and other academic...
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The Innovator’s Journey, Part 1 (Karen Hold) - In the Weeds with Agitare #3
Karen Petty Hold is a real superhero in the Design Thinking world. She is the Director of Design Thinking DC, Visiting Executive Lecturer at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and other academic institutions, a trainer at The Design Gym, Founder of Experience Labs, and an...
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T-Minus AI (Michael Kanaan) - DEF Author Talk #3
Hosted by Adam Beal and DEF Boston, this discussion with Michael Kanaan dives into the details of his new book, “T-Minus AI: Humanity’s Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power”. Modern security is making the shift from reacting to breaking events to managing...
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26 August 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #9
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Becoming a Military Product Manager (Cory Bowman) - Tech Leader Series #3
Cory Bowman is the first ever career Product Manager in the Air Force. Cory’s journey started as an E-4 Urdu linguist, a career trajectory that allowed his engagement with Pivotal Labs and the 480th ISR Wing on team Narwhal. His experience returning to Langley AFB, where he missed the support...
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20 August 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #8
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Accounting Strategies (Michael Gawley) - Cornerstones Training Series #2
Finding dual-use viability or an appropriate market approach when working with government is challenging, and government employees working with emerging companies will also benefit from learning about their experiences and pain points. Michael Gawley is an Audit Partner at EisnerAmper LLP with…
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Enabling Mission Execution with OKRs (Nick Setterberg) - Tech Leader Series #2
This episode, hosted by DEF Washington DC, features Nick Setterberg discussing objectives and key results (OKRs) from his experience at Kessel Run. The objective of the discussion helping people in the national security community understand ways those tools can help enable execution (even in one…
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12 August 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #7
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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TechCongress (Katherine Pratt & Nate Wilkins) - DEF Community Q&A #2
DEF member Frank Reyes discusses the TechCongress experience with Katherine Pratt and Nate Wilkins, digging into their work on The Hill, the upcoming cohort, and how it all overlaps with DEF's mission to promote a culture of innovation in the national security community. TechCongress is a startup...
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Reframing National Security (Zachery Tyson) - Disruptive Thinkers #1
This episode features a discussion hosted by DEF Washington DC, where Zachery Tyson shares on the topic of Reframing National Security. You can read more about his thoughts in previously published articles, such as: "The US Intelligence Community Is Being Disrupted" and "The US Intelligence...
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5 August 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #6
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Facilitating and Fostering Creativity (Ben Zweibelson & Nate Schwagler) - In the Weeds with Agitare #2
In this episode, Daniel Hulter has a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Ben Zweibelson and Nathan Schwagler about theory and practices to foster creativity and help people think more expansively about problem-solving, designing strategy, and adapting to complexity. Agitare is a community built of...
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Digital Marketing (John Deschner) - Cornerstones Training Series #1
In this episode, John Deschner shares insights about brands, digital marketing, and content marketing to drive growth from his experiences at places such as Conde Nast, Ogilvy, and AKQA. Not just for startups in the DEF community, this is a worthwhile listen for members of the military and other...
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29 July 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #5
Welcome to the new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members, spotlight our...
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Scoping Unit Initiatives (John Hawley) - In the Weeds with Agitare #1
Daniel Hulter talks with John Hawley about how to approach planning for a 1-hour facilitated workshop to help a unit's enlisted leadership come up with ideas for important initiatives to get after. Agitare is a community built of facilitators from across the national security and defense sectors...
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22 July 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #4
Welcome to the fourth ever edition of our new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the multitude of Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome...
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Learning War (Trent Hone) - DEF Author Talk #2
In this episode Daniel Hoogendoorn hosts a discussion with Trent Hone, author of Learning War, engaging with ideas and stories about innovation and learning from his book. Trent Hone is a Fellow with Excella in Arlington, VA, and an award-winning naval historian. His work is fueled by an interest...
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15 July 2020 - DEF Weekly Wrap-Up #3
Welcome to the third edition of our new digital weekly roundup at DEF! This group has become so large over the years that many of us have a hard time staying on top of the many Slack channels, telecons, live events, and blogs that make up the diverse community. This week we welcome new members,...
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The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) inspires, connects and empowers people in order to promote an innovative culture in the U.S. national security. The Minimum Viable Podcast (MVP) is our way of sharing about people, events, and activities going on across the virtuous insurgency. You should also follow us on social media and subscribe to our monthly newsletter to stay in the loop! You can learn more about the DEF community and get involved at def.org/join.
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