1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,620 --> 00:00:11,842 the 75th Innovation Command was invited 3 00:00:11,842 --> 00:00:14,290 to the Fed supernova because we're co 4 00:00:14,290 --> 00:00:16,790 located with Army Futures Command and 5 00:00:16,790 --> 00:00:19,350 we interact on a continuous basis with 6 00:00:19,350 --> 00:00:22,640 academia , small businesses and the 7 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,780 Capital Factory in our course of 8 00:00:24,790 --> 00:00:27,520 business here in Austin , these little 9 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:29,770 collisions that just keep happening are 10 00:00:29,770 --> 00:00:31,826 fantastic . You meet someone in this 11 00:00:31,826 --> 00:00:34,610 industry or this area of expertise and 12 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:36,787 who wants to collaborate with you . So 13 00:00:36,900 --> 00:00:38,980 I found great value in being in this 14 00:00:38,980 --> 00:00:41,036 type environment here at the Capital 15 00:00:41,036 --> 00:00:42,869 Factory . It's wonderful capital 16 00:00:42,869 --> 00:00:45,091 factors . Very simply put the center of 17 00:00:45,091 --> 00:00:47,313 gravity of entrepreneurship here in the 18 00:00:47,313 --> 00:00:49,536 state of texas . What we do is we bring 19 00:00:49,536 --> 00:00:51,369 together entrepreneurs investors 20 00:00:51,369 --> 00:00:54,110 academia together to help startups and 21 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,290 expand their reach into the local 22 00:00:56,290 --> 00:00:58,346 community and local economies . It's 23 00:00:58,346 --> 00:01:00,520 important for the 75th to collaborate 24 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,720 with academia and small businesses 25 00:01:02,730 --> 00:01:05,610 because it allows us to reach into the 26 00:01:05,610 --> 00:01:08,280 small populations of students and learn 27 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,336 what they're learning and be able to 28 00:01:10,336 --> 00:01:12,280 collaborate with their expertise . 29 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,910 Talked to University of texas in Dallas 30 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,320 also talk to texas A and M and U . T . 31 00:01:17,320 --> 00:01:19,900 S . A . They're ready to commit now to 32 00:01:19,910 --> 00:01:21,910 partnering with the 75th , which is 33 00:01:21,910 --> 00:01:24,170 very exciting . But at the same time 34 00:01:24,370 --> 00:01:26,592 the small businesses have the same type 35 00:01:26,592 --> 00:01:29,350 of availability of their resources 36 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,360 where we may be able to bring their 37 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,416 knowledge and expertise and possibly 38 00:01:33,416 --> 00:01:35,527 get that into something that could go 39 00:01:35,527 --> 00:01:37,749 into full rate production . The reserve 40 00:01:37,749 --> 00:01:39,860 component brings a very special niche 41 00:01:39,860 --> 00:01:41,860 to D . O . D . We have our civilian 42 00:01:41,860 --> 00:01:44,200 side where people are rock stars , but 43 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,380 we can also understand and translate . 44 00:01:46,820 --> 00:01:49,690 D . O . D . Turns for the civilian 45 00:01:49,690 --> 00:01:51,857 industry . And so when you bring those 46 00:01:51,857 --> 00:01:53,801 two things together , it's a great 47 00:01:53,801 --> 00:01:56,740 force . 75th Innovation Command are so 48 00:01:56,820 --> 00:01:58,487 important and integral to the 49 00:01:58,487 --> 00:02:00,709 development of this emerging technology 50 00:02:00,709 --> 00:02:03,042 ecosystem that we need you out in force . 51 00:02:03,042 --> 00:02:05,170 It's that expertise , that ability to 52 00:02:05,170 --> 00:02:08,130 Rosetta stone your knowledge in 53 00:02:08,130 --> 00:02:11,380 industry with the needs of the Army was 54 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:13,602 so critical in helping to define future 55 00:02:13,602 --> 00:02:14,150 requirements .