Shows
The Startup DefenseDefense Startups, Crossing the Valley, and Steam Studios with Noah SheinbaumStartups can’t afford to be wrong on an 18-month cycle—and neither can the services or the acquisition system that supports them. Callye and Noah deconstruct the so-called “valley of death,” separating structural reality from self-inflicted pain and inexperience. They dig into how narrative, incentives, and tighter demo cycles can compress risk and get real capability into the hands of operators faster.TopicsWhy the “valley of death” is often more mirage than destiny—and where it’s brutally realHow information, narrative, and media shape behavior in defense and critical industriesKform’s evolution from a third-generation m...
2025-12-0337 min
Goat RodeoGoat Rodeo #7 W/ Noah Sheinbaum – Free Market Optimism, Executive Orders with Teeth, Defense GamedayThis episode: Noah Sheinbaum joins the crew to talk Defense Gameday, trade show fever dreams, and what recent executive orders from the White House could mean for defense tech companies. With Simon out this week, Garrett, Dave, and Noah dig into how policy is shifting —and what founders should be doing right now to take advantage.
They break down the rise of “new primes,” why dual-use still matters, and why now’s the time to re-engage old leads, bid more COTS, and outmaneuver incumbents. The team also zooms out to look at the broader macro picture: venture capital...
2025-04-1847 min
Bang-Bang PodcastPolitics Behind the Scenes with Noah HurowitzSomething special for paid subscribers: A rare glimpse behind the curtain as Van, Lyle, and guest Noah Hurowitz talk about life and politics prior to recording a forthcoming episode of the pod. The full episode that followed from this conversation won’t be out for a while (covering the award-winning mini-series Carlos, from 2010). But there was so much good convo apart from Carlos that we wanted to share this part as a standalone behind-the-scenes episode where we’re just shooting the s**t.Their excessively candid discussion includes: * How Noah got laid off when his work...
2025-04-1626 min
Alles klar, Amerika?Wie Trump in der Aussenpolitik bereits den Ton angibtEr ist noch nicht im Amt, trotzdem gebärdet sich Donald Trump bereits wie ein US-Präsident. Als ob er es nicht erwarten könnte, die Macht zu übernehmen, hält er Hof in seinem Palast in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Der kanadische Premier Justin Trudeau reiste an, mit Mexikos neuer Präsidentin Claudia Sheinbaum telefonierte Trump.Trump übt sich auch bereits in Reisediplomatie: Er sass in der ersten Reihe in der Notre-Dame neben dem französischen Präsidentenpaar, als die Pariser Kathedrale feierlich wiedereröffnet wurde. Zuvor hatte sich Trump im Élysée mit Emmanuel Macron und dem ukrainischen...
2024-12-1123 min
Horns of a DilemmaUnderstanding the Defense Department's Industrial Base ProblemsMarshall Kosloff, the Clements Center National Security media and journalism fellow, moderated a discussion with Jeff Decker, the managing director of Tech Transfer for Defense at Stanford University's Doerr School of Sustainability, and Noah Sheinbaum, the founder of Frontdoor Defense, about their recent article, "Shining a Light on the Defense Department's Industrial Base Problems."
2024-03-2345 min