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Innovation is bringing an insight into a new context :: Geoff Orazem
Manage episode 318198825 series 2936072
Geoff Orazem is the co-founder of Eastern Foundry, an incubator for growing defense oriented technology companies, and Federal Foundry a software and media company for defense contractors. Geoff talks on the $500 billion government contracting market, the federal innovation programs, and how innovation can help provide better touch points for government customer-service.
More about our guest:
Geoff Orazem is a cofounder of Eastern Foundry, an incubator for growing defense oriented technology companies, and Federal Foundry a software and media company for defense contractors. He is a decorated Marine Infantry Officer and holds a law degree from Harvard Law school.
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Episode Guide:
1:12 - What Is Innovation
2:31 - Recognized patterns and shaping career
3:19 - Problem-solving like online dating platforms
5:47 - Analogy: Government contract problem and 'dating' problem
8:12 - The 500$ billion- a year- government contracting market
11:22 - Perception: 'Malicious' interest on keeping people out
13:31 - Keeping it classified or unclassified
15:10 - Innovation INSIDE the government to address systematic issues
17:36 - Case Study: the Jedi contract
18:56 - Gov't: most innovative and most risk-tolerant in technological space
20:02 - Small businesses, Deep-tech projects, Venture capitalists
21:22 - Synergy of government and innovators
24:38 - Long-term plans and bad customer service
25:14 - Average Americans and their Government touch points
26:09 - Number of registered government contractors
29:45 - Disneyfication of news
31:13 - Twitter feeds, representatives, senators, and contract winnings
32:47 - How someone could take advantage of the work
34:13 - Advice to future innovators wanting to get into the federal market
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OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.
114 episodes
Manage episode 318198825 series 2936072
Geoff Orazem is the co-founder of Eastern Foundry, an incubator for growing defense oriented technology companies, and Federal Foundry a software and media company for defense contractors. Geoff talks on the $500 billion government contracting market, the federal innovation programs, and how innovation can help provide better touch points for government customer-service.
More about our guest:
Geoff Orazem is a cofounder of Eastern Foundry, an incubator for growing defense oriented technology companies, and Federal Foundry a software and media company for defense contractors. He is a decorated Marine Infantry Officer and holds a law degree from Harvard Law school.
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Episode Guide:
1:12 - What Is Innovation
2:31 - Recognized patterns and shaping career
3:19 - Problem-solving like online dating platforms
5:47 - Analogy: Government contract problem and 'dating' problem
8:12 - The 500$ billion- a year- government contracting market
11:22 - Perception: 'Malicious' interest on keeping people out
13:31 - Keeping it classified or unclassified
15:10 - Innovation INSIDE the government to address systematic issues
17:36 - Case Study: the Jedi contract
18:56 - Gov't: most innovative and most risk-tolerant in technological space
20:02 - Small businesses, Deep-tech projects, Venture capitalists
21:22 - Synergy of government and innovators
24:38 - Long-term plans and bad customer service
25:14 - Average Americans and their Government touch points
26:09 - Number of registered government contractors
29:45 - Disneyfication of news
31:13 - Twitter feeds, representatives, senators, and contract winnings
32:47 - How someone could take advantage of the work
34:13 - Advice to future innovators wanting to get into the federal market
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Resources Mentioned:
Book Mentioned:
Contract:
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OUTLAST Consulting offers professional development and strategic advisory services in the areas of innovation and diversity management.
114 episodes
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