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New Podcast: Palantir’s Madeline Hart

  • Stephen McBride
  • Jul 2
  • 1 min read

Dear Rational Optimist,


Most people know the name Palantir thanks to its surging stock – up 400% in the last year.

Fewer people know Palantir has achieved this growth by fundamentally transforming America’s defense industry. I talked to Palantir’s Madeline Hart to discuss how that happened and what’s next:


Click the image above to watch Stephen's interview with Madeline.


In our interview you’ll hear:


  • Why the most successful new defense companies cater to both the government and private sector.

  • How the DoD wastes billions in taxpayer money – and how a SpaceX lawsuit tried to change that.

  • How Ukraine destroyed a third of Russia's strategic bomber fleet with an autonomous drone ambush



—Stephen McBride



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