Ep 36: Contested Logistics: Repairing America's Blind Spot

🌐 Air Space Intelligence CEO and Founder Phillip Buckendorf joins us to talk about the future of military and commercial logistics. Drawing parallels to the Berlin Airlift, Phillip explains why securing America's supply chain is our next major defense challenge.

Key Discussion Points:
🔮 The evolution of software from data entry to displays to predictive systems
🛩️ How Air Space Intelligence is already impacting 25% of all US air traffic
🌍 Philip's journey from Germany to the US, driven by his frustration with Europe's approach to technology and energy policy
🧠 Building teams that balance "outsiders" with industry veterans who bring experience but are willing to question conventional wisdom
🔄 The importance of selecting the right first customer to build credibility while enabling rapid iteration
🚢 Expanding from commercial air logistics to multi-domain contested logistics for defense applications
🛡️ Why homeland logistics security doesn't receive enough attention compared to weapons systems and industrial base concerns

Timestamps:
00:00: Intro
01:27: Philip's background
03:27: European policy
06:16: The three phases of software evolution
12:26: The fundamental product problem
17:56 : Team-building strategy
20:42: Selecting the right first customer
22:23: Contested Logistics
25:33: Logistics vs. Weapons

For more on Air Space Intelligence: https://www.airspace-intelligence.com/

For the Air Space Manifesto: https://www.airspace-intelligence.com...

For more on Phillip:   / phillipbuckendorf  

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