Emergent: Building the Future

In this episode, we sit down with Cobi Blumenfeld-Gantz, founder and CEO of Chapter, a technology company transforming how seniors navigate Medicare and retirement through data-driven plan selection and AI-enabled advisory services. A former member of Palantir’s U.S. government team, Cobi started Chapter after watching his own parents receive poor guidance from a local Medicare broker. We dive int...

In this episode, we sit down with Brett Granberg, co-founder and CEO of Vannevar Labs, a defense technology company developing advanced software and hardware systems for the U.S. national security community. With a background at In-Q-Tel and McKinsey, Brett shares his path from the corporate world to building one of the most successful emerging defense startups in recent years. We dive into how Va...

In this episode, we sit down with Christian Marek, VP of Product at ProductBoard, to explore how AI is fundamentally reshaping product management. With experience at Meta, DocuSign, and now ProductBoard, Christian has been at the forefront of integrating AI into product workflows long before the generative AI boom. Now he's helping build ProductBoard's AI-powered features that help PMs distill tho...

In this episode, we hear from John Doyle, founder and CEO of Cape , America's first privacy-focused mobile carrier. Before Cape, John ran Palantir’s national security business, served as a special forces sergeant, and attended Harvard Law. Now he's solving critical privacy and security gaps in the mobile carrier industry with Cape’s software-defined mobile network, which is designed to protect use...

In this episode, we hear from Karan Talati, co-founder and CEO of First Resonance, a Los Angeles-based company building software to revolutionize advanced hardware manufacturing. Karan shares insights from his experience as an early engineer at SpaceX, where he developed automated systems that reduced production issues during the company's transition to reusable rockets. Now at First Resonance, he...

In this episode, we hear from Matthew Steckman, President and Chief Business Officer of Anduril Industries , a trailblazing defense technology company. Matthew shares insights into how Anduril has rapidly scaled in the defense sector, tackling critical national security challenges through AI-driven autonomous systems, modular hardware, and innovative procurement strategies. With a background spann...

In this episode, we hear from Jacob DeWitte, co-founder and CEO of Oklo, a Santa Clara-based company developing advanced nuclear reactors that went public through Sam Altman's SPAC earlier this year. Jacob shares insights into how nuclear energy could power the planet for billions of years through fast reactor technology and fuel recycling. He discusses Oklo's innovative approach to nuclear reacto...

In this episode, we hear from Andrew Herr, the founder and CEO of Fount. Fount designs sophisticated health and performance products and has developed solutions to challenges ranging from jet lag to PMS. Previously, Andrew led human performance and biotech strategy efforts for the U.S. military, focusing on maximizing the performance of Navy SEALs. Key Takeaways * Understand Fount’s dual approach:...

In this episode, we hear from Audrey Howell, the Vice President of Product at Butterfly Network (BFLY). Butterfly Network is revolutionizing the field of medical imaging by making point-of-care ultrasound devices more accessible and affordable through massive technical breakthroughs. Audrey has a diverse background in product development, having worked at Palantir Technologies and as a biomedical...

In this episode, we hear from Nate Hamet, the co-founder and CEO of Quindar . Quindar is an aerospace startup redefining spacecraft operations with a SaaS offering that manages satellite uptime like servers in a data center. Nate started his career testing and launching billion-dollar government satellites at Lockheed Martin and later joined OneWeb as an early engineer focusing on broadband satell...

In this episode, we hear from Ari Rosner, the Head of Product at True Anomaly . True Anomaly is building a constellation of satellites that perform Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) in space and a suite of software simulation tools to support these complex missions. His company is focused on how to safely navigate close to other satellites, a challenge where relative velocities can hit 15...

In this episode, Tim Raftis, the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at TAP (Training All People), discusses how their product up-skills workers in technical fields, particularly in manufacturing careers, using Extended Reality (XR). The conversation delves into the unique challenges of building products in a 3D world, the ideal use cases for mixed reality environments, and the importance of the...