US space innovation, defense tech challenges, and more with True Anomaly’s Even Rogers | E1982

This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST listeners can get $1,000 off for a limited time at https://vanta.com/twist .Tech Domains. Don’t miss our “Jam with JCal” contest! To apply and get more details go to https://www.jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. DevSquad. DevSquad helps startups design better products. If you need UI and UX expertise and don’t want to hire an entire design team, head to https://www.devsquad.com/startups and book a call. Mention that you are coming from TWiST to get 10% off. * Todays show: True Anomaly’s Even Rogers joins Jason to discuss US competitiveness and innovation space and defense tech (8:53). They also dive into True Anomaly’s innovations (26:41), securing government contracts (31:41), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) True Anomaly’s Even Rogers joins Jason (4:35) Space innovations and True Anomaly's tech (8:01) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (8:53) Space defense, treaties, and infrastructure resilience (17:01) Space warfare challenges and scenarios (22:24) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://www.jamwithjcal.tech (23:41) Securing government contracts for space and defense startups (26:41) True Anomaly’s Jackal deployment (31:41) Defense contracting: cost-plus vs. fixed price models (34:19) International sales of defense technology and regulations on defense tech exports (36:28) DevSquad - Visit https://www.devsquad.com/startups , book a call, and mention TWIST for 10% off! (37:57) Defense industry's role in capitalism and global politics (43:19) Taiwan-China conflict and its global impact (46:49) The major concern with new weapons technology (50:29) Jam With JCal contest winner Ana Malhotra from Rome joins Jason (54:24) Jason’s feedback for Rome * Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/ Check out the TWIST500: twist500.com * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Even: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanst-aafl Check out: https://www.trueanomaly.space * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (8:01) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (22:24) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://www.jamwithjcal.tech (36:28) DevSquad - Visit https://www.devsquad.com/startups , book a call, and mention TWIST for 10% off! * Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe , Steve Huffman , Brian Chesky , Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie , Sophia Amoruso , Reid Hoffman , Frank Slootman , Billy McFarland * Check out Jason’s suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916