Ben Kohlmann 🇺🇸/acc @benkohlmann
Pro-acceleration, Frontier Tech @CubitCapital. Fmr VC-backed CEO, F/A-18 pilot, led "virtuous insurgents" Freedom and markets and human flourishing. linkedin.com/in/benjaminkoh… Dallas, TX Joined November 2011-
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One of the most impressive entrepreneurs I’ve come across.
One of the most impressive entrepreneurs I’ve come across.
Lessons in trying to manufacture product market fit. This story is not just about the US Mint.
Lessons in trying to manufacture product market fit. This story is not just about the US Mint.
Let me tell you the Truth about Naval Aviation…
This is like creating a “Defense Tech Safety and Security Board” and only appointing legacy defense Prime CEOs and Amnesty International. Regulatory capture is real.
This is like creating a “Defense Tech Safety and Security Board” and only appointing legacy defense Prime CEOs and Amnesty International. Regulatory capture is real.
Can you feel it? The vibe shift? That’s the wind of change, Patriots. 34 days until Run-off Election Day.
This is literally the basis of Christenson's "The Innovator's Dilemma." 12 years ago, that book was my spur to get involved in reforming defense tech. I didnt know when Disruptive Innovation would come to DoD...but i knew it eventually would. It's happening.
This is literally the basis of Christenson's "The Innovator's Dilemma." 12 years ago, that book was my spur to get involved in reforming defense tech. I didnt know when Disruptive Innovation would come to DoD...but i knew it eventually would. It's happening.
let me show you how campus activism works
Many such cases
For 2 years I served with ADM (then-CAPT) Paparo when I was Aide and he was CoS to the same 4*. We spent countless hours holed up together. He is the right, combat-tested leader for the moment - with a warriors heart, a deep faith, and unshakable determination.
For 2 years I served with ADM (then-CAPT) Paparo when I was Aide and he was CoS to the same 4*. We spent countless hours holed up together. He is the right, combat-tested leader for the moment - with a warriors heart, a deep faith, and unshakable determination.
Everything is an op.
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
🚀 Meet @benkohlmann: Navy vet & tech visionary. In our latest feature, he dives deep into the startup world, uncovering the harsh truths behind product-market fit. 🌟 Read more here: discipulusventures.substack.com/p/ben-kohlmann…
Foreign (or domestic) sabotage teams aren’t just in the kinetic realm. They often operate best in the mimetic realm. And they know (or experiment) to find where the most leverage across all elements of our society to achieve their goals.
Foreign (or domestic) sabotage teams aren’t just in the kinetic realm. They often operate best in the mimetic realm. And they know (or experiment) to find where the most leverage across all elements of our society to achieve their goals.
Many such cases.
DC cold outreached to me on Twitter and we had a great first conversation. He taught me lessons from his own upbringing about raising my kids that I'm applying today. He's literally half my age - and he's already added value to my life. Pay attention to DC.
DC cold outreached to me on Twitter and we had a great first conversation. He taught me lessons from his own upbringing about raising my kids that I'm applying today. He's literally half my age - and he's already added value to my life. Pay attention to DC.
The US Fertility Rate dropped to an all time low of 1.62 births per woman last year. This is an existential, national crisis. All the hard tech in the world is for naught if few folks are around to use it. People, ideas, technology. In that order.
X hive mind: did my 3rd grader actually get this question wrong?
joshua steinman (🇺.. @JoshuaSteinman
52K Followers 2K Following @galvanickco. usn & 2x iraq vet. fmr nsc staffer. citizen.
Trae Stephens @traestephens
17K Followers 1K Following Partner, Founders Fund; Co-Founder, Anduril; Co-Founder, Sol
HUNTSMAN (Charger 5) .. @maphumanintent
71K Followers 777 Following Expeditionary Capitalist | Make Article 1 Section 8 Great Again | Logistics Is A Map Of Human Intent | @fortisanalysis | Pronouns: Full/Send
Ryan Evans @EvansRyan202
41K Followers 4K Following CEO @BedrockSaaS & @MetamorphicMdia /Founder @WarontheRocks /Not a journalist / IG+Threads: ryansontherocks /Opinions mine/ I mute liberally 🇺🇲
Justin Lopas @JLopas
3K Followers 906 Following Former @anduriltech @SpaceX. Building something new.
Jake Chapman 🇺🇸.. @vc
22K Followers 2K Following Working at the nexus of national security & venture capital. Father to a superhero. Lets live forever and travel the stars ✨https://t.co/NEkiT1IbJc?
Michael Madrid @buildingMadrid
2K Followers 998 Following satellite servicing expediter @StarfishSpace, coffee bean purveyor @ProjectBuna. receipts from the navy and a few nonprofits. let it rip
Ryan Petersen @typesfast
185K Followers 1K Following Founder and CEO of Flexport, Venture Partner at Founders Fund
Mike @MikeSlagh
7K Followers 4K Following Founder @Shift. ex-Navy Special Operations Bomb Squad. Technology brother.
Isaac Hasson @isaachasson
4K Followers 4K Following VC @ Vine Ventures. New Yorker. Fmr. Google X. Believe the future will be better than the present 🇺🇸
U.S. Naval Institute @NavalInstitute
216K Followers 1K Following An independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of seapower.
Doctrine Man @Doctrine_Man
45K Followers 2K Following Jedi Knight, Emeritus Senior Fellow at Modern @WarInstitute, Co-Founder of @MilWritersGuild, Co-Founder of @DivergentOption. All-around nice guy.
Jackson Moses (🇺�.. @jamoses92
3K Followers 597 Following Founder & Managing Partner @SilentVentures. A&D VC/OG @AndurilTech @CHAOSdefense @Saronic @HadrianSpace @Armada_ai @CastelionCorp …
Packy McCormick @packyM
189K Followers 3K Following Not Boring || Not Boring Capital || Age of Miracles || Advisor @a16z crypto Techno-Optimist
Will Scharf @willscharf
40K Followers 2K Following Candidate for MO Attorney General. Lawyer for President Trump. Worked on two SCOTUS confirmations. Former fed prosecutor. Tweets in personal capacity only.
John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad
26K Followers 2K Following CEO @gCaptain, maritime journalist, former drillship captain, author of Fire On The Horizon and cofounder @UnofficialNet - K5HIP
Cameron McCord @CameronLMcCord
2K Followers 1K Following Co-founder, CEO at @nominal_io | Former @saildrone @anduriltech @appliedint @lux_capital Congress, DoD, Submariner | @MIT @HarvardHBS
meyer @meyersmea
185 Followers 3K Following
Aiyappa @aiyappa__
481 Followers 3K Following Building the investment bank for startups. Ex-@McKinsey. DM if you want to vertically integrate
Smeaupairth @smeaupairt42765
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Gundogrift Ventures @gundogriftvc
27 Followers 133 Following NFT Collector turned National Security Expert and VC. Funding Pre-Seed through Series-IPO.
Robert Beltran @Robert__Beltran
930 Followers 5K Following
Radish Radishman @DelishRadish
107 Followers 1K Following Digital Tuberosity; Distinguished Graduate of the Maria Kelman Institute of Electronic Etiquette
Natalie Burkholder @NatalieBur72345
11 Followers 100 Following
Brandon Weichert @WeTheBrandon
8K Followers 3K Following "WINNING SPACE: HOW AMERICA REMAINS A SUPERPOWER", "THE SHADOW WAR: IRAN'S QUEST FOR SUPREMACY" & "BIOHACKED: CHINA'S RACE TO CONTROL LIFE" (Due Spring 2023)
Coltrane’s Horn @amusedutch
167 Followers 526 Following
Matt Forner @MattForner
487 Followers 4K Following Marketer. Comms guy. History buff. Bookman. Midwesterner. Old Soul. Striving for balance between progress and tradition.
ابو جايمس @KevinFi69594692
29 Followers 660 Following
AJ Chadha @AJChadha
10K Followers 3K Following @IndieRaising Connecting indie makers and investors | https://t.co/UQulaGEhGU Strategy for Startups | Marketing consultant with 13+ yrs B2B/B2C SaaS experience
chief of DEI @ bomb f.. @bx9999999
10 Followers 396 Following
Terry Xiao @TerryXiao99
189 Followers 1K Following
Steve Barnes @SteveBa34841743
0 Followers 460 Following
PonyPilot @sharolynhill21
864 Followers 60 Following Failure is all I need and it's just as valuable to me as success. We only grow when I know how to do everything well No Porn #Shopping #Beach
Josh @josherau
3K Followers 3K Following ✨ Fractional CFO & Veteran - Turning complex numbers into clear strategies for business owners 🚀 Passionate about faith and finance
Geronimo's Ghost @LetGoBrondon
275 Followers 415 Following Louisiana has been a backwater shithole run by corruptocrats and morons since 1803. Jeff Landry faces a monumental task.
Mo Mahmood 🗽 @momahmood_
10K Followers 5K Following founder @MoreMonuments. accelerating @WorldsFairCo, @LaunchpadBuild. kickstarting the American Renaissance.
Jeff Boyd @Piper87C
59 Followers 206 Following Reasonably well adjusted middle aged married guy who enjoys aviation, motorcycling and hiking
Kyle Cregge @CreggeKyle
232 Followers 510 Following Husband, Father, Surface Warfare Officer. Like National/Maritime Security, Sports, Nerd Culture and Writing. My opinions, likes, or retweets ≠ endorsement.
Jim @sailbikewrite
1K Followers 429 Following midwesterner lost in california | engineer | writing at https://t.co/L0miEJSUCG thelimitcycle (at) gmail dot com
Mason Smith @8thsummit
234 Followers 388 Following Creating a lifestyle of adventure, health, and contribution to help you do the same.
Ravi Dashputre @RaviDashputre
0 Followers 206 Following
Alex Speiser @alex_speiser
260 Followers 299 Following Entrepreneur. CEO, Co-founder at 2A Biosciences
Helena Morrissey DBE @MorrisseyHelena
42K Followers 7K Following Financier, wife, mother of 9. Chair Fidelis Insurance Group, Altum Group, @diversityproj. Peer @UKHouseofLords. Founder @30percentclub. Insta: @helenamorrissey.
Ethan Copple @EthanCopple
79 Followers 101 Following Aspiring Systems Thinker | How do we identify problems in complex systems? | Ph.D. Candidate Industrial Engineering | Anthropologist & Systems Engineering
ct @cryptigre
438 Followers 3K Following
Maxim Kraft @2001kraft
468 Followers 674 Following CEO @goVistaSpace, YC W24. Building a future worth living in for all humankind. Prev: Econ+Phys @cal @spacex @rocketlab @officialtourapp (acq). All views my own
Brian @Brian6507827293
177 Followers 3K Following
Michael Moreno @mikemorenosd
492 Followers 795 Following VC and Startups at AWS. Former CIA Case Officer, climate + defense founder. MBA @BerkeleyHaas and international security @ColumbiaSIPA.
Rhythm Vij @VijRhythm
18 Followers 75 Following incoming CS undergrad at CMU. Passionate about drones and machine learning.
Wallace Popler @wallacepopler
24 Followers 90 Following
Oise O @143897ff
9 Followers 13 Following
toager @toager1
115 Followers 466 Following I read books, code Rust, watch birds, blockchain, ride bikes, and techno-political thoughts. many interests, so little time.
joshua steinman (🇺.. @JoshuaSteinman
52K Followers 2K Following @galvanickco. usn & 2x iraq vet. fmr nsc staffer. citizen.
Marc Andreessen 🇺�.. @pmarca
1.4M Followers 24K Following Techno-optimist. E/acc. Technology brother. Move Fast and Make Things. p(Doom) = 0; p(“1984”) = not 0.
Mike Solana @micsolana
273K Followers 1K Following billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of san francisco. disinformation researcher. cmo @foundersfund. editor-in-chief @piratewires 🏴☠️
Paul Graham @paulg
1.9M Followers 772 Following
Trae Stephens @traestephens
17K Followers 1K Following Partner, Founders Fund; Co-Founder, Anduril; Co-Founder, Sol
Josh Wolfe @wolfejosh
150K Followers 7K Following Co-Founder @Lux_Capital | Trustee @SfiScience Santa Fe Inst | Chair @CiPrep Coney Island Prep (Brooklyn) | Co-Founder of Carson, Quinn & Bodhi w/ @ltwolfe
Ryan Evans @EvansRyan202
41K Followers 4K Following CEO @BedrockSaaS & @MetamorphicMdia /Founder @WarontheRocks /Not a journalist / IG+Threads: ryansontherocks /Opinions mine/ I mute liberally 🇺🇲
Justin Lopas @JLopas
3K Followers 906 Following Former @anduriltech @SpaceX. Building something new.
Palmer Luckey @PalmerLuckey
219K Followers 2K Following I am a technology enthusiast, writer, and modder. Founder of ModRetro, @Oculus VR, and @Anduriltech. Keeping American superheroes safe with autonomous systems.
Balaji @balajis
1.0M Followers 4K Following Immutable money, infinite frontier, eternal life. #Bitcoin
Joe Lonsdale @JTLonsdale
127K Followers 354 Following I'm an entrepreneur, investor, & philanthropist. I founded @PalantirTech @Addepar @UAustinOrg @8VC & other mission-driven orgs. Bold policy @InstituteCicero
delian @zebulgar
165K Followers 787 Following space drugs and arms @vardaspace | village idiot/partner @foundersfund
Jake Chapman 🇺🇸.. @vc
22K Followers 2K Following Working at the nexus of national security & venture capital. Father to a superhero. Lets live forever and travel the stars ✨https://t.co/NEkiT1IbJc?
Michael Madrid @buildingMadrid
2K Followers 998 Following satellite servicing expediter @StarfishSpace, coffee bean purveyor @ProjectBuna. receipts from the navy and a few nonprofits. let it rip
Peter Zeihan @PeterZeihan
286K Followers 230 Following Geopolitical strategist, speaker, author. Free Newsletter → https://t.co/dsuKifpb54 - My latest book and NYT Best Seller - https://t.co/BOfH9I4Wzp…
Aaron Ginn @aginnt
70K Followers 1K Following Cofounder of @get_hydrahost + @joinfai + @fabiuslabs alum: @everlane @MittRomney '12. Saved by grace for καινὸν οὐρανός γῆν. #skeptic #crossfit #keto
Lulu Cheng Meservey @lulumeservey
80K Followers 2K Following “Meservey isn’t your typical flack.” -The Information. Founder of ROSTRA. Ex-Activision and Substack. TrailRunner cofounder. Writing https://t.co/4xKo7wQTQo
Ryan Petersen @typesfast
185K Followers 1K Following Founder and CEO of Flexport, Venture Partner at Founders Fund
Mike @MikeSlagh
7K Followers 4K Following Founder @Shift. ex-Navy Special Operations Bomb Squad. Technology brother.
Texoma Patriots @teapartytexoma
447 Followers 740 Following Tea Party on the TX-OK border. Conservative values. Grayson and Fannin counties. Goal to ensure freedom and prosperity for future generations
CCCR @cccrtx
587 Followers 1K Following Dedicated to standing up to our local, state, and ntl. reps to ensure the people's voice is heard, our communities are supported, and Texans' needs are met.
Grayson County Conser.. @county_grayson
866 Followers 97 Following Actual conservatives in Grayson county fighting for freedom. Join us!
Jacob Helberg @jacobhelberg
23K Followers 2K Following commissioner @uscc_gov • senior policy advisor to @PalantirTech CEO • author of The Wires of War (@simonschuster) • ex @Google (views are my own)
liel leibovitz @liel
10K Followers 541 Following Editor at Large for @tabletmag, itinerant drinker, video game whisperer.
Kadrian Stahley @KadrianStahley_
244 Followers 228 Following Making energy abundant | 🇺🇸/acc @valaratomics
Sarah Hess @hesspresso_
1K Followers 411 Following National Security + Tech. Currently: @SVDG_official and @Lux_Capital. Formerly: @CIA, @NATO, @Apple and @Stanford. Views are my own.
Alfred Lin @Alfred_Lin
47K Followers 286 Following Partner @sequoia. Working w/ founders from idea to IPO & beyond: @airbnb @diaandco @dollskill @doordash @foundforbiz @houzz @kalshi @truework @zipline
Doug Deason @DougDeason
4K Followers 2K Following Dallas Based Conservative Activist Donor - Passions: @JackiDailyHost, Family, CJR, Ed Choice & Fly Fishing #IStandWithIsrael
Brad Porter @BradPorter_
4K Followers 926 Following Founder and CEO, Collaborative Robotics. I post about engineering leadership, AI, and robotics. Formerly CTO Scale AI, VP of Robotics at Amazon.
Orbit Fab @OrbitFab
5K Followers 105 Following Gas Stations in Space™ - multi-orbit refueling service provider building a bustling and sustainable in-space economy.
Miranda Nover @miranda_nover
2K Followers 182 Following energy abundance @FuseEnergyTech prev. Tesla, CMU
(Space) Case Taylor @spacecasetayl0r
4K Followers 1K Following VC by day, analyst by night // Analyzing the business of space @ https://t.co/d9KNLMA9Vv // Investing in space, semis, AI @ https://t.co/ct7PO94bQQ
Terraform Industries @TerraformIndies
14K Followers 880 Following Gigascale atmospheric hydrocarbon synthesis = fuel from the sky
Jackson Schultz @SunOfJackson
1K Followers 524 Following Building at @RainmakerCorp | Cloud connoisseur
Michael P Gibson @William_Blake
11K Followers 567 Following Gutter Punk Poet | co-founder and GP @1517fund | Author, Paper Belt on Fire | Founding team, Thiel Fellowship
Billy Gallagher @GallagherBilly
5K Followers 2K Following Cofounder & CEO, Prospect. Find startups worth betting your career on. Prev: BD & Special Projects @Rippling, VC @KhoslaVentures
Hyperstition, Inc @hyperstition_x
4K Followers 1 Following The future is forged by the hammer of cognition against the anvil of creation.
K-Scale Labs @kscalelabs
4K Followers 3 Following Moving humanity up the Kardashev scale. Discord: https://t.co/ZMTqwwa9hi
BVVC @bvvc_1776
65 Followers 62 Following We invest in mission-first founders. So the United States and our Allies win.
Joe Musselman @jmusselman1776
333 Followers 89 Following I invest in extraordinary Teams, Leadership, and Culture. (TLC)
Atomic Industries @atomic_inc
4K Followers 9 Following Building the world's first AI-powered tool & die maker.
Chris Taylor @hapaxpo
171 Followers 734 Following
Tarun Amasa @TarunAmasa
349 Followers 372 Following Member of Technical and Non Technical Staff | Thiel Fellow
Robert Wachen @robertwachen
890 Followers 356 Following Making chips. Prev: @Harvard; Co-Founded Prod, Mentor Labs (acq.)
DC | in SF @DiogenesCasares
2K Followers 564 Following Building @streamdefi | DMs open | Fellow @thielfellowship | Prev @galaxyhq, @ambergroup_io @patagonllc
Charlie Wu @ccharliewu
1K Followers 286 Following CEO & Founder, Orchard Robotics 🍎 | Thiel Fellow | Prev. @Livermore_Lab @USNRL 🇺🇸 @Cornell @TJHSST_Official @Regeneron STS
matthew good @matthewjgood_
1K Followers 3K Following building: https://t.co/irodx3LiL2 • prev: gtm @beam_eco, words @slopeagency
Brendan (can/do) @BrendanFoody
823 Followers 247 Following ceo @mercor_ai | labor markets fascinate me
Brent Money @brentmoney
2K Followers 888 Following Christian husband, father, lawyer, #txlege HD2, and Dallas sports fan.
Cicero Institute @InstituteCicero
5K Followers 540 Following We believe America's best days are ahead. That's why we are fighting for transparency and accountability in government and markets where innovative ideas win.
MnM Fehler @MnMFehler
238 Followers 638 Following Building the perfect blend of autonomous robotic operations and UAS platforms to attain unparalleled efficiency and achieve game-changing scalability.
Bari Weiss @bariweiss
1.0M Followers 5K Following Editor of The Free Press @thefp Host of Honestly @thehonestlypod Head of @nelliebowles fan club
Dune Sietchposting @Sietchposting
39K Followers 183 Following A man's flesh is his own; the memes belong to the tribe.
Garry Tan @garrytan
432K Followers 4K Following President & CEO @ycombinator —Founder @Initialized—PM/designer/engineer who helps founders—YouTuber—San Francisco Democrat accelerating the boom loop—e/acc
Glen Kacher @GlenKacher
8K Followers 2K Following Managing Director & CIO of Light Street Capital. Tech investor and sports fan. A bright future relies on innovation. Opinions are mine. No investment advice.
Frat bros once again making America proud
Happening now. @ASU and the police are using frat boys to destroy the camp at Old Main. This is insane. #Occupy4Gaza
America represented 26.3% of global GDP in 2023, the most since 2006 Truly the greatest country on Earth Completely undefeated despite all the stagnation and China lovers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I respect people so much when they give clear responses. Especially when they’re in decision-making positions. Making a “yes” or “no” clear is a lost art.
The Greeks have come to the aid of the Jews
Arizona State frat guys helped trash anti-Israel protester flags and tents after the protesters were removed from the ASU quad last night. This is awesome:
So funny story. This was me on my third flight of deployment. First thought in my head was “whelp I know what tomorrow’s air plan cartoon will be about.”
VFA-32 Swordsmen F/A-18F Gypsy 106 hooks on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on 1 Dec carrying something she never left ship with. USN photo
Real 1’s (Thomas Crown Affair remake stans) know.
My son, 33 friends, and 2,000 homeschool kids are at the big Texas Christian Homeschool prom tonight. I’m just sad that they don’t know how to socialize.
@benkohlmann This sounds like every blitzscaling case study gone awry
@cjscalia Oh yes, very much yes, now follow up with Card's "Ender's Game" and then Asimov's "Foundation Trilogy" and he will be set for life.
Three years ago, I bought a magazine as a passion project. Since then, I've fallen in love with the magazine business, acquired other brands, and grown into a $50M side hustle (18% EBITDA margins today). I believe it could become a billion-dollar business by 2030 through a…
Amazing week at #DriftX Abu Dhabi! Had the chance to meet with key UAE leaders, customers, and investors alike as @regentcraft looks towards increased operations in the region. The signings of MOUs with DOT for nextgen coast public transit, and with ADIO for localized…
Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed has attended the smart and autonomous mobility exhibition DRIFTx at Yas Marina Circuit and reviewed preparations for the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) as part of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Mobility Week.
I'm deeply honored to be endorsed by the @TXRightToLife PAC for the GOP Runoff on May 28th. I'm deeply involved in pro-life causes at the ops and Board level - and this endorsement sits close to my heart. I'm committed to protecting kids in the womb and well beyond!
@benkohlmann And the NCO’s coffee is at least 30% JP8
Related- woke up to this
If you’re raising or considering a raise, we may not be a fit, but we’ll likely push your thinking and you may find more nuance to our approach than appears.
Absolutely delighted to announce @WeaveGrid’s partnership with @SouthernCompany on enabling large scale electrification across Georgia & Alabama! Managing EVs to enable grid benefits is critical to affordability, reliability & decarbonization #VPPs prnewswire.com/news-releases/…
We need an AI that can watch all of the American warfighter's sensors and let them share where the bad guys are. In real-time. I had a great time talking with @WSummerlinAI about the vision and the details of @modern_ai's work to make that possible.
On this week’s episode of the Autopilot podcast, we speak with @JohnDDulin, founder and CEO of Modern Intelligence. Modern is an AI company building foundation models for defense and is backed by @bedrock, @contrary, @airstreet and others. Links in the comments below.
Can you feel it? The vibe shift? That’s the wind of change, Patriots. 34 days until Run-off Election Day.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT: As the CEO of Rebel Health I hereby declare that all of our hiring practices will be strictly merit based with zero regard to a candidate’s race or ethnicity or sexual orientation. We will, however, ban all radical leftists. End transmission.
Wonderful to find Primer on the cover of the Miami New Times this morning.
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