Joe Lonsdale

Like I said, I do think freeing the Iranian people is a good thing, but in general, I don't think what we did in Afghanistan for that so long was right. I think we've wasted a lot of money on crazy adventures. In general, I want less war is my bias. But that's the goal with the better technology.

Like I said, I do think freeing the Iranian people is a good thing, but in general, I don't think what we did in Afghanistan for that so long was right. I think we've wasted a lot of money on crazy adventures. In general, I want less war is my bias. But that's the goal with the better technology.

Like I said, I do think freeing the Iranian people is a good thing, but in general, I don't think what we did in Afghanistan for that so long was right. I think we've wasted a lot of money on crazy adventures. In general, I want less war is my bias. But that's the goal with the better technology.

And by the way, there's good people at these places in some departments. There's some great things they do. There's some things where it's, I think, crony and corrupt and broken too.

And by the way, there's good people at these places in some departments. There's some great things they do. There's some things where it's, I think, crony and corrupt and broken too.

And by the way, there's good people at these places in some departments. There's some great things they do. There's some things where it's, I think, crony and corrupt and broken too.

And then what happens is they try to lobby and block the other people. And they mostly succeed at doing that because so they become these bureaucracies whose main job is to do innovation theater, pretend they're innovating. and then to keep new things out. And so both Palantir and SpaceX were the first two companies to like break through and become new primes.

And then what happens is they try to lobby and block the other people. And they mostly succeed at doing that because so they become these bureaucracies whose main job is to do innovation theater, pretend they're innovating. and then to keep new things out. And so both Palantir and SpaceX were the first two companies to like break through and become new primes.

And then what happens is they try to lobby and block the other people. And they mostly succeed at doing that because so they become these bureaucracies whose main job is to do innovation theater, pretend they're innovating. and then to keep new things out. And so both Palantir and SpaceX were the first two companies to like break through and become new primes.

And in both cases, they had to sue the government because they were being treated totally unfairly and they were destroying records. They were people ordering not to tell people that something was better because they were going in and out working at these primes. Like you work for the government, you work for the prime and they're all friends.

And in both cases, they had to sue the government because they were being treated totally unfairly and they were destroying records. They were people ordering not to tell people that something was better because they were going in and out working at these primes. Like you work for the government, you work for the prime and they're all friends.

And in both cases, they had to sue the government because they were being treated totally unfairly and they were destroying records. They were people ordering not to tell people that something was better because they were going in and out working at these primes. Like you work for the government, you work for the prime and they're all friends.

And so they're just like, don't let any of these like obnoxious, weird tech guys in. Like I didn't know how to play golf with the right people or anything. We're like the weird outsiders. And so even now we're the outsiders, but we've broken in enough that we're in some parts-

And so they're just like, don't let any of these like obnoxious, weird tech guys in. Like I didn't know how to play golf with the right people or anything. We're like the weird outsiders. And so even now we're the outsiders, but we've broken in enough that we're in some parts-

And so they're just like, don't let any of these like obnoxious, weird tech guys in. Like I didn't know how to play golf with the right people or anything. We're like the weird outsiders. And so even now we're the outsiders, but we've broken in enough that we're in some parts-

SpaceX just dominates that now. Paltrow dominates certain other areas. But if you look at the overall revenue the government spends with companies in defense, we're still tied. We're tiny. We're tiny. No way. I think Palantir is like still well under $2 billion of revenue of like, you know, a couple, a few hundred billion in the same areas.

SpaceX just dominates that now. Paltrow dominates certain other areas. But if you look at the overall revenue the government spends with companies in defense, we're still tied. We're tiny. We're tiny. No way. I think Palantir is like still well under $2 billion of revenue of like, you know, a couple, a few hundred billion in the same areas.

SpaceX just dominates that now. Paltrow dominates certain other areas. But if you look at the overall revenue the government spends with companies in defense, we're still tied. We're tiny. We're tiny. No way. I think Palantir is like still well under $2 billion of revenue of like, you know, a couple, a few hundred billion in the same areas.

And it's because all the defense companies are paid cost plus. And so they're- But that was cost plus. That means you get, say you go and you say, I spent- $10 million on this, so pay me $11 million for delivering it to you.

And it's because all the defense companies are paid cost plus. And so they're- But that was cost plus. That means you get, say you go and you say, I spent- $10 million on this, so pay me $11 million for delivering it to you.