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On the eve of the end of our 9th Hacking for Defense® (H4D) class at Stanford University I can't think of a more important topic than this. The problems our country faces are changing at an ever increasing pace, requiring leaders to understand sooner and react faster than they ever have. This generation of leaders has to think differently than the last. We recognized this a decade ago and have learned over the last 9 years that this model of problem-focused, experiential education sets students on the right path to be the leaders we need in the future. We just need more....more H4D, more problems, more universities, more mentors. Today..now, not 10 years in the future and certainly not at only a couple dozen universities. Hat tip to the amazing teams at BMNT, Common Mission Project, Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), NSIN - National Security Innovation Network, Office of Naval Research and many others for moving the needle. One more to William Treseder for his exceptional leadership and to Callye Keen for pulling yet another amazing story out of his guests. Hacking for Defense Stanford Stanford Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, Steve Blank, Steve Weinstein, Joe Felter, Jeff Decker

I look at a lot of veteran resumes. I see a lot of common mistakes. Here are my top tips for veterans writing resume / LinkedIn job descriptions: 1) Keep your billet title as is- don’t try to civilianize it. If you were a squad leader- say that. Then tell me what that role entailed and that will allow civilian leaders to map it themselves to the roles they know. But when you try to assume a civilian equivalent you often downplay the military accomplishments. 2) Be bold, tell the truth, but be bold. Make sure the work you did tells the full story about the importance of your job. Mechanic for an infantry battalion? Well you not just fixed 1-2 vehicles a day, you also enabled the larger mission of that unit- make sure you tell that story in the bullet. 3) Avoid acronyms. No one knows what they mean. No one cares. Limit them as much as you can. They make your resume hard to read. 4) No silly paragraph descriptions of yourself at the top of the resume. The seemingly perfunctory description is a complete waste of space. Every veteran resume I read is a “motivated, dedicated, passionate professional who likes to accomplish a lot while solving tough problems”. So if everyone has it - does it add anything? Stick to the bullets of what you did underneath each job. I don’t need a ChatGPT / copied from everyone meaningless description.

It's inspiring to see the world's top engineers shift focus from coding dog filters for your face, to solving real-world problems that enhance our safety on Earth The AGI House is this Silicon Valley mansion where every weekend hundreds of founders, technology visionaries and coders get together to use Artificial Intelligence to solve some of the most pressing problems in our society As one of the mentors for the Aerospace and Defense Hackathon, I had the opportunity to present alongside OpenAI and Stanford University researchers to more than 200 engineers from Google, Apple, Amazon and Boeing and talk about the importance of Space & Defense tech, and share the work we are doing at FLIP! Thank you for hosting Nikola Kostic, Christian Bailey, Rocky Yu!