Notes from the Frontier

Exploring new frontiers at the intersection of national security and entrepreneurship.

Thanks for joining us for our latest edition of “Notes from the Frontier.” We hope to keep you in the loop on new ventures we are pursuing, highlight our partnerships, and shine a light on the unique and important impact our clients are having at the intersection of national security and entrepreneurship. Each week, we will be rounding up our top social media content and sharing with you what we are reading. 

We hope to inspire you to explore new frontiers and visualize the future of American innovation and discovery.

Week of Monday, July 12th:

We kicked off last Monday with our weekly Pioneer 1890 Clubhouse, joined by former U.S. Marine turned businessman, Mike Prato. We plan to release each of these recordings in the near future. Stay tuned!

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Join us for a special Clubhouse conversation with former U.S. Marine, Mike Prato: “From the Battleground to the Boardroom.” TONIGHT at 6:30PM EST! ➡️ clubhouse.com/event/xjkWNZe0

“While the Army is trying to make its installations more resilient against natural disasters, physical threats, and cyberattacks, each one faces its own unique situation the Army officials said.”

While these types of vulnerabilities exist, the Army is working with the private sector to make these utilities more secure. Read more about their plans here:

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Army installations need commercial companies for water and electricity, but at this time, their infrastructure is vulnerable to natural disasters and hacking. Catch the full story here:

buff.lyLong Road Ahead for Energy Resilience of Army InstallationsThe service is working to make sure its bases can operate even if local utilities are down.

Our client, Logically, had a big week, announcing its most recent partnership with Facebook to combat online disinformation. Read all about it here:

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Today we are thrilled to congratulate our client, @LogicallyAI, for their newest partnership with @Facebook. This effort will prove useful in the battle against online disinformation.

logically.aiLogically announces UK fact-checking partnership with FacebookLogically has partnered with Facebook to reduce the spread of misinformation on the platform using our industry-leading fact-checking team and advanced AI.

Blueprint was recently formed, with the goal of helping entrepreneurs launch tech startups successfully. Read more about it from Founders Ally Yost and Michael Kearney:

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Ally Yost & @MJKearney2 created Blueprint with the goal of helping entrepreneurs navigate the world of tech startups. Check out their new project here:

the-engine.medium.comA Blueprint for Tough Tech EntrepreneursBy Michael Kearney, Principal at The Engine & Ally Yost, Chief of Staff at Commonwealth Fusion Systems For those of you who don’t know us, introducing ourselves might sound like the start of a bad…

In What We Are Reading, we dug into this piece from “The Economist” that explains the latest global capital spending surge. Catch up here:

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The latest trend is a global surge in capital spending. Forecasters believe the overall real investment worldwide will soon be 1/5th higher than it was pre-pandemic. Read more about this #capex trend here: (Via @TheEconomist)

economist.comFirms are rediscovering their love for capex. GoodThat is both a radical change and an enormously important one | Leaders

Quote of the Week: “I don’t think the human race will survive the next 1,000 years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I’m an optimist. We will reach out to the stars.”

-Stephen Hawking

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