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Alex Fink

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264 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

We have a per unit fee that is paid upon delivery of the hardware to the end user.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

And then we have an annual maintenance fee from year two onwards, which in Ukraine, nothing makes it to year two.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

So that never gets triggered.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

But in the West, things are going to sit in the warehouse for a few years.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

And so every year we will get paid an additional fee to keep upgrading that drone and maintaining it and making sure that it's always running the latest and greatest.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

Are all your customers as of right now in Ukraine?

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

all of the revenue you see from previous years is from Ukraine.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

The things you see under contract for the next two years is a mix.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

Is there concerns?

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

I can tell you there's a lot more diversification and variety in the things under contract and under MOU.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

So yes, we were reliant on a very small number of customers early on.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

But when you're a small company, that's what you're supposed to do, right?

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

You're just supposed to go all in on the one good opportunity.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

to be able to gather data, to be able to grow.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

That data is now a part of our moat, essentially.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

But now we have the resources to go much farther and much wider.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

And bear in mind, there's a conflict in Ukraine.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

There are conflicts in the Middle East.

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

Our chairman is active in a few more conflicts, right?

The Rundown
Swarmer CEO on Building the “Microsoft of Drones”

That you can kind of Google and figure out which countries those are.