Hardpoints

Hardpoints
Podcast Description
Every week, former fighter pilots and current entrepreneurs Neal Rickner & Mike Smith provide unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in startups, energy, and national security.
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Content Themes
The show delves into themes including the intersection of tariffs and national security, the dynamics of startup ecosystems, and critical updates in energy policy. For example, episodes explore how tariffs influence manufacturing and entrepreneurship, with discussions on real-life implications and timely case studies.

Every week, former fighter pilots and current entrepreneurs Neal Rickner & Mike Smith provide unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in startups, energy, and national security.
Tariffs and how they’re created have so many effects on the world we live in, from manufacturing, to national security, to startup ecosystems. Neal & Mike discuss how they overlap and what that means for American leadership.
Interview: Neal interviews Mike so new listeners can learn about how a guy from Idaho came to be a Navy pilot and a climate entrepreneur.

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