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 5th:

We kicked off our week with the news that NATO hopes to have its own version of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency going in less than 2 years. Read more about the story here:

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News: "In less than two years, NATO hopes to have its own, modified version of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) up and running."

defensenews.comNATO hopes to launch new defense tech accelerator by 2023In less than two years, the alliance hopes to have its own, modified version of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency up and running.

The COVID-19 crisis had a profound impact on the way we do business around the world. How we harness the “frenzy of technological and organizational innovation” is up to us. Read more about this trend here:

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"COVID-19 has triggered a frenzy of technological and organizational innovation. Whether this frenzy leads to a new age of dynamism will depend on what governments and businesses do to sustain a virtuous cycle of ever-greater productivity." @ForeignAffairs

foreignaffairs.comA Better BoomHow to capture the pandemic’s productivity potential.

Last week, we officially launched our Pioneer 1890 Clubhouse. Join our weekly conversations about entrepreneurship, national security, and partnerships. Mondays at 6:30 PM EST.

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News: We have an official Pioneer 1890 Clubhouse now! Click the link to subscribe and stay up to date on our weekly discussions. ➡️

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In What We Are Reading, we dug into this piece from “Breaking Defense” that breaks down the areas our defense industry must address in order to evolve. Read along here:

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Elaine McCusker & Dan Platt argue that in order for our defense industry to successfully evolve in this administration, we will need: 1. Stable lines of funding 2. Business systems that can track metrics 3. Congressional support Read their breakdown here:

breakingdefense.comFaster Weapon Buys: Try Evolutionary Innovation - Breaking DefenseAt a time when political consensus on anything can be hard to reach, there is general agreement that the United States military must modernize to fend off a rising China and meet other national security needs. Bringing defense capability into the future usually generates thoughts of new weapons. How…

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