What happens when a bunch of Palantir and Lockheed alums get fed up with how hard it is to do business with the government—and actually do something about it? You get Pryzm: the common operating system for capture.

In this episode, Tyler sits down with Nick LaRovere, co-founder and CEO of Pryzm, to talk about building for the part of the defense ecosystem everyone hates (but no one can ignore): procurement. From scraping sam.gov to stitching together Salesforce, JIRA, and inboxes, Nick shares how Pryzm is bringing order to chaos—and helping both industry and government move faster.

They also get into:

• What it really takes to build a mission-driven company—and why most give up
• The hidden cost of stovepiped teams and siloed data
• How policy, budget, and capture are finally starting to talk to each other
• Why talent and team dynamics are just as critical as the tech you’re building