Anduril: Building the Future of Defense - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 59]

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we are running a special episode of Business Breakdowns. With geopolitics playing an increasingly important role in society again, this episode with Anduril’s CEO offers an inside look at the state of the defense industry and how it is changing. If you enjoy this episode, subscribe to</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/business-breakdowns/id1559120677"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Business Breakdowns</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">on your preferred podcast player, where you’ll find past episodes on Block, Goldman Sachs, AutoZone and many others.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, we are breaking down Anduril. Anduril builds high tech defense systems for the US Department of Defense and its allies. Crucially, it does so with speed that emanates from Silicon Valley. Founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey, who previously built and sold Oculus to Facebook, Anduril has achieved the rare feat of challenging the established order in the defense industry.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To break down Anduril, I’m joined by the company’s CEO and co-founder,</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/schimpfbrian?lang=en"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Brian Schimpf</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. We discuss the history of the defense industry, how Anduril’s business is counter positioned against the legacy cost-plus model, and what Brian has learned about selling to the DoD. Please enjoy this breakdown of Anduril.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page</span> <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/95062882/schimpf-building-the-future-of-defense"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>-----</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode is brought to you by</strong