Jacob Helberg, Delian Asparouhov, Christian Garrett
37 episodes
6 months ago
From heretical to mainstream: The Hill and the Valley Forum is a private bipartisan community of lawmakers and innovators committed to harnessing the power of technology to address America's most pressing national security challenges. In 2025, headliners of the conference included: Palantir CEO Alex Karp, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Howard Lutnick, Anthropic Co-founder Jack Clark, OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil, Google CIO Ruth Porat, David Friedberg, Vinod Khosla, Josh Kushner, and more. The podcast is hosted by the co-hosts of The Hill & Valley Forum: Author and Under Secretary of State (E) Designate for the Trump administration Jacob Helberg, Principal at 137 Ventures Christian Garrett, and Partner at Founders Fund and Founder of Varda Space Industries Delian Asparouhov.
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From heretical to mainstream: The Hill and the Valley Forum is a private bipartisan community of lawmakers and innovators committed to harnessing the power of technology to address America's most pressing national security challenges. In 2025, headliners of the conference included: Palantir CEO Alex Karp, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Howard Lutnick, Anthropic Co-founder Jack Clark, OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil, Google CIO Ruth Porat, David Friedberg, Vinod Khosla, Josh Kushner, and more. The podcast is hosted by the co-hosts of The Hill & Valley Forum: Author and Under Secretary of State (E) Designate for the Trump administration Jacob Helberg, Principal at 137 Ventures Christian Garrett, and Partner at Founders Fund and Founder of Varda Space Industries Delian Asparouhov.
The Hill & Valley is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf & Mike Waltz | The Arsenal Reimagined: Designing the DoD for the 21st Century Battlefield
The Hill & Valley Forum Podcast
22 minutes
6 months ago
Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf & Mike Waltz | The Arsenal Reimagined: Designing the DoD for the 21st Century Battlefield
Anduril co-founder Brian Schimpf and US Ambassador to the United Nations nominee Mike Waltz discuss the urgent need to reform defense acquisition processes, with Schimpf arguing for free market competition in weapons development and emphasizing how improving manufacturing capabilities and industrial capacity is critical for credible deterrence against China's growing military threat.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Preview
(00:50) Intro
(01:19) Waltz on defense acquisition reform and modernization initiatives
(05:07) Discussion on how tech community can work with government and defense sector
(07:34) Brian Schimpf on increased accountability and performance metrics in defense contracting
(10:17) Schimpf's vision for reimagining defense procurement through market competition
(12:11) Discussion of industrial capacity challenges and manufacturing constraints
(15:36) How Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill can work together to solve defense industrial base issues
(17:46) Challenges with allied defense partnerships and foreign military sales
(19:28) What's at stake if the US falls behind China in critical technologies
(22:06) Closing
The Hill & Valley Forum Podcast
From heretical to mainstream: The Hill and the Valley Forum is a private bipartisan community of lawmakers and innovators committed to harnessing the power of technology to address America's most pressing national security challenges. In 2025, headliners of the conference included: Palantir CEO Alex Karp, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Howard Lutnick, Anthropic Co-founder Jack Clark, OpenAI CPO Kevin Weil, Google CIO Ruth Porat, David Friedberg, Vinod Khosla, Josh Kushner, and more. The podcast is hosted by the co-hosts of The Hill & Valley Forum: Author and Under Secretary of State (E) Designate for the Trump administration Jacob Helberg, Principal at 137 Ventures Christian Garrett, and Partner at Founders Fund and Founder of Varda Space Industries Delian Asparouhov.
The Hill & Valley is a part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co
