Katherine Boyle

American Dynamism 🇺🇸

"We accomplish unreasonable things on unreasonable timelines." .@bridgitmendler shares her hiring philosophy at Northwood: "It's about taking smart risks." "It's not just force, it's also cleverness. It's understanding the problem deep enough to know what the trades are that you can afford to make." "People that are able to do that kind of mental calculation to take big leaps is really how you can actually move quickly." "If you want to function effectively as a team, you need a lot of trust." "What's really critical to me in having teams that trust each other is basically a low ego environment." @NorthwoodSpace @eriktorenberg

Thanks for having me @eriktorenberg 🫡

The space economy has a ground infrastructure problem. You can build a satellite and launch it faster than you can connect with it from Earth. Bridgit Mendler is building Northwood to fix that — deploying ground infrastructure in 3 months instead of 3 years. She joins a16'z Erik Torenberg to talk about vertical integration, the $50M Space Force contract, and why space is like the early internet: 00:00 Introduction 6:10 The ground segment bottleneck 10:06 Pandemic antenna origins 13:18 Three months, not three years 18:19 Starlink is not a threat 23:48 The space economy market map 29:45 The Space Force contract 36:03 Culture and values @bridgitmendler @eriktorenberg @NorthwoodSpace

@SulkinMaya Bridgit is a model for us all. Extraordinary founder.

Probably the most impressive, humble person I've ever interviewed:

@mttgrmm @steck50 @HarryStebbings The best.

The incredibly talented @steck50 went on @HarryStebbings 20vc to talk all things defense. Steck's a legit genius at government sales, so well worth a listen for folks in the Def/Gov tech ecosystem. Link in 🧵

Underrated way to go fast is to be ok with saying the perceived dumb thing that is blocking you from an outcome. One of the things that our team is proudest of is cultivating humility/approachability. To be on a team that is entirely focused on the goal and not defending ego it is liberating. Thanks for having me @TheFP + @SulkinMaya !

We're combining decades of shipbuilding expertise with advanced manufacturing technologies to bring our autonomous ships to life. Hear from our Head of Manufacturing, John Morgan, as he talks about Saronic's unique ability to rapidly scale production by bringing software, design, and manufacturing all under one roof.

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@netcapgirl @liangsays @eriktorenberg @a16z 🚀🚀🚀

i’ve spent enough time on the internet to know it’s the most important place in the world. it’s not separate from real life anymore. it is real life. i’m joining @eriktorenberg on the @a16z new media team to help shape the narrative arc of the future

It’s official: Hadrian’s Factory of the Future 4 in Cherokee, Alabama is open. Under the leadership of @POTUS and @SECWAR, we heard remarks from @SECNAV, @SenKatieBritt, @SenTuberville, @SenatorWicker, @RepMikeRogersAL, @Robert_Aderholt, and VADM Gaucher. Thank you to the 4,000+ Alabamians who joined us and showed what’s possible when we build in America again. This partnership marks the start of Hadrian, the Navy, and the @DeptofWar’s reindustrialization campaign in support of the President’s Restoring Maritime Dominance EO, Peace Through Strength agenda, and the Golden Fleet.

.@BridgitMendler on the secret to finding success across Disney, pop music—and her $100+ million space company, Northwood Space. Watch the full interview with @SulkinMaya: youtu.be/UC6kSseNkV0

This intro went so hard.

This is the reason federalism is so important. Individual states can become tyrannical but America still has an escape hatch that ensures the future of the whole country. If federalism fails, America does too. We must protect Texas and Florida with all our being.

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@Willob No wonder people in SF stopped drinking.

Got a glass of *Irish* wine in an SF wine bar last night Truly remarkable levels of cultural victory going on here

While jumping from Disney star to tech CEO is unusual, Bridgit Mendler insists that she’s been doing the same thing her whole life: seeking the truth. She speaks to Maya Sulkin about her journey. thefp.com/p/two-drinks-w…

hadrian did not kill a lot of manufacturing startups today they created thousands

Big day for @HadrianInc and huge step towards reindustrialization. Congrats to the great state of Alabama and this killer team. @2112Power