Detailed interviews with founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.
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Detailed interviews with founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.
Marc is the president and CEO of GrabAGun.
0:00 - Intro
0:29 - Why to IPO, and what it’s like
3:54 - Navigating regulatory scrutiny and having mission-aligned shareholders
13:29 - Stock buyback
15:10 - M&A opportunities in the gun space
22:33 - An everything store for guns
24:43 - GrabAGun technical systems
29:07 - Data and analytics in the industry
32:59 - Operational challenges and opportunities for growth
37:03 - GrabAGun’s board of directors
41:01 - Building a team
46:52 - Managing risk in the early days of a startup
Open Source Defense
Detailed interviews with founders and builders in the civilian defense industry. Culture is upstream of politics, and technology is upstream of culture.