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
Senator Joni Ernst, Keith Rabois, and Ramp CEO Eric Glyman | First Principles for Smarter, Leaner Government
The Hill & Valley Forum Podcast
25 minutes
6 months ago
Senator Joni Ernst, Keith Rabois, and Ramp CEO Eric Glyman | First Principles for Smarter, Leaner Government
In this panel discussion, Senator Joni Ernst, Chair of the DOGE Caucus, joins Ramp CEO Eric Glyman and tech executive Keith Rabois to discuss improving government efficiency through commercial technologies, highlighting shocking examples of payment tracking failures, credit card misuse, and remote work abuse while emphasizing how modern financial technologies could save billions in taxpayer dollars.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Preview
(0:33) Introduction to government efficiency panel
(1:07) Senator Ernst on problems with federal payment tracking systems
(3:05) Keith Rabois on applying financial industry lessons to government spending
(3:47) Discussion of GSA credit card issues with 4.6 million cards for fewer employees
(6:18) Eric Glyman on how Ramp's technology prevents inappropriate spending
(9:00) Senator Ernst on expanding commercial technology adoption beyond defense
(10:49) Keith on technology improving productivity and reducing unnecessary taxation
(12:13) Eric explaining how Anduril benefits from Ramp's financial technology
(15:24) Senator Ernst on taxpayer-funded union time and examples of remote work abuse
(19:04) Discussion on benefits of in-person work versus remote environments
(20:52) Attracting and retaining tech talent in government service
(22:40) Keith on how DOGE has become a talent magnet for government service
(23:24) Senator Ernst on codifying DOGE initiatives through bipartisan legislation
(25:18) 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
