Crossing the Valley

Ep. 62: Eric Hanft, Ditto Public Sector

Eric was the CEO and co-founder of Key Square Labs, acquired by Ditto

Oct 15 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

2

48:24

Ep. 62: Rune Technologies CEO David Tuttle

How a special operator / Anduril vet raced to Product-Market Fit in 9 months with the "Three Plate" strategy

Oct 8 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

4

47:02

Ep. 61: Hidden Level CEO Jeff Cole

The startup founder shares how the company went from prototype to program of record in a blazing fast 18 months

Oct 1 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

40:51

September 2025

Ep. 60: The $150M Bet on American Magnet Independence

Niron Magnetics CEO Jonathan Rowntree joins Crossing the Valley

Sep 10 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

2

39:35

Ep 59: Building Infrastructure for 70% of the Untouched World

Armada co-founder and CEO Dan Wright is building the "hyperscaler for the edge"

Sep 3 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

1

49:27

August 2025

Ep 58: Blue Water Raises $50M to Deliver Maritime Autonomy to the Navy

Rylan Hamilton and Austin Gray rejoin the show to share their customer and fundraising progress

Aug 27 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

 and 

Austin Gray

1

21:40

Ep. 57: A Navy SEAL Reveals What Ukraine Taught Us About Drone Warfare

Fortem Technologies CEO Jon Gruen pulls back the curtain on the fight to counter UAS - at home and abroad

Aug 20 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

2

38:16

Ep. 56: "The Adversary Doesn't Give a S*** About Your Compliance State"

Nik Seetharaman and Grace Clemente are building Wraithwatch to turn cyber defenders into Tony Stark

Aug 13 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

1

1:15:13

Ep. 55: Equipping the Military for Human-Centric Warfare

Adyton co-founder and CEO James Boyd is helping warfighters use the world's most powerful computers

Aug 6 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

4

49:30

July 2025

Ep. 54: Tracking Stuff in Space

LeoLabs CEO Tony Frazier shares more about the monumental task ahead

Jul 30 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

46:27

Ep. 53: The Startup General

Lt Gen Ross Coffman and Col Dan Cormier share their perspectives on leadership and reform, from military and the private sector

Jul 23 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

1

23:18

Ep. 52: Rebuilding America's Defense Industrial Base

Ahead of the Reindustrialize Summit, Becca Wasser and Philip Sheers from CNAS discussed their new report

Jul 16 • 

Noah Sheinbaum

1

47:06