All Quiet on the Second Front

13. The Reality of Working For a Startup with Chip Colbert


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Today’s guest, Chip Colbert, is the Vice President for DOD and IC at Virtualitics, an advanced analytics company that helps enterprises and governments make smarter business decisions faster with ready-to-use AI that can be understood by analysts and business leaders alike. In this episode, you’ll hear Tyler and Chip bond over their fondness for the chaotic, often unstructured, nature of defense tech work. They also share how and why their perspectives and preferences have shifted over the years as they’ve become more callused in the fast-paced startup industry.


What’s Happening on the Second Front:

  • Missing the missions: Why Chip switched to working in defense and national security 
  • Creating pockets of structure within a notoriously unstructured environment 
  • What’s wrong with the pop-culture depiction of startups
  • Why Chip won’t be retiring in an RV 


Connect with Chip:

  • LinkedIn: Chip Colbert
  • Website: virtualitics.com 


Connect with Tyler:

  • LinkedIn: Tyler Sweatt 
  • Website: secondfront.com


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