Dino Mavrookas

Again, you're trying to steer a massive cruise ship. It takes a lot of people to try to turn that rudder. Yeah. Right? But Congress, what the Navy was doing... before we started Saronic, and I'll talk about this in the founding story and why we started the company, but there was a lot of research and experimentation and there wasn't adoption at scale.

Again, you're trying to steer a massive cruise ship. It takes a lot of people to try to turn that rudder. Yeah. Right? But Congress, what the Navy was doing... before we started Saronic, and I'll talk about this in the founding story and why we started the company, but there was a lot of research and experimentation and there wasn't adoption at scale.

Again, you're trying to steer a massive cruise ship. It takes a lot of people to try to turn that rudder. Yeah. Right? But Congress, what the Navy was doing... before we started Saronic, and I'll talk about this in the founding story and why we started the company, but there was a lot of research and experimentation and there wasn't adoption at scale.

And now there's fundamental reasons why there wasn't adoption at scale. And one of those reasons was Saronic or another company, like Saronic didn't exist and there wasn't another company that could actually build that scale But Congress was looking at the Navy and actually saying, hey, we've been researching for a decade. We need to adopt. Like, get going. Let's do this.

And now there's fundamental reasons why there wasn't adoption at scale. And one of those reasons was Saronic or another company, like Saronic didn't exist and there wasn't another company that could actually build that scale But Congress was looking at the Navy and actually saying, hey, we've been researching for a decade. We need to adopt. Like, get going. Let's do this.

And now there's fundamental reasons why there wasn't adoption at scale. And one of those reasons was Saronic or another company, like Saronic didn't exist and there wasn't another company that could actually build that scale But Congress was looking at the Navy and actually saying, hey, we've been researching for a decade. We need to adopt. Like, get going. Let's do this.

So you had different areas pushing on the same problem. And that's really what you need. That's good.

So you had different areas pushing on the same problem. And that's really what you need. That's good.

So you had different areas pushing on the same problem. And that's really what you need. That's good.

I mean, when you think about, I mean, 2022, we were getting traction and that was a democratic administration, right? And the then Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced replicator program that started under Biden. And that was, hey, not only are we gonna go buy thousands of drones, we're gonna go buy them over the next 18 to 24 months.

I mean, when you think about, I mean, 2022, we were getting traction and that was a democratic administration, right? And the then Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced replicator program that started under Biden. And that was, hey, not only are we gonna go buy thousands of drones, we're gonna go buy them over the next 18 to 24 months.

I mean, when you think about, I mean, 2022, we were getting traction and that was a democratic administration, right? And the then Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced replicator program that started under Biden. And that was, hey, not only are we gonna go buy thousands of drones, we're gonna go buy them over the next 18 to 24 months.

And that was the first thing that I've seen in a really long time where the government has moved quickly. I tell if I'm like, look, This is the fastest I've ever seen the government move with anything. That should, one, really excite you as an entrepreneur, employee at our company, like the opportunity ahead. But two, it should scare the shit out of you.

And that was the first thing that I've seen in a really long time where the government has moved quickly. I tell if I'm like, look, This is the fastest I've ever seen the government move with anything. That should, one, really excite you as an entrepreneur, employee at our company, like the opportunity ahead. But two, it should scare the shit out of you.

And that was the first thing that I've seen in a really long time where the government has moved quickly. I tell if I'm like, look, This is the fastest I've ever seen the government move with anything. That should, one, really excite you as an entrepreneur, employee at our company, like the opportunity ahead. But two, it should scare the shit out of you.

We're like, oh, this problem. Everybody's thinking about this. No, it's crazy. It's crazy. I mean, I've talked to four-star admirals. And this was when we were 12 or 18 months old. And I'm like, sir or ma'am, I know it sounds crazy to you that an 18-month-old company is sitting here telling you we are the only company that that can solve this problem for the Navy.

We're like, oh, this problem. Everybody's thinking about this. No, it's crazy. It's crazy. I mean, I've talked to four-star admirals. And this was when we were 12 or 18 months old. And I'm like, sir or ma'am, I know it sounds crazy to you that an 18-month-old company is sitting here telling you we are the only company that that can solve this problem for the Navy.

We're like, oh, this problem. Everybody's thinking about this. No, it's crazy. It's crazy. I mean, I've talked to four-star admirals. And this was when we were 12 or 18 months old. And I'm like, sir or ma'am, I know it sounds crazy to you that an 18-month-old company is sitting here telling you we are the only company that that can solve this problem for the Navy.

It sounds crazy because it is crazy, but it doesn't mean it's not true. Man, man.

It sounds crazy because it is crazy, but it doesn't mean it's not true. Man, man.