Why autonomous retrofit systems are gaining ground across aviation, agriculture and shipping by adding autonomy to existing proven platforms.
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This past spring I traveled alot across Europe and the United States, talking with and sharing meals with founders, investors, and operators, all pondering similar questions. The conversations had a common thread I kept turning over on the flights home. AI is rewriting what it costs to build a company. Nobody is clear on what […]
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XPONENTIAL Detroit was a useful snapshot of an industry in transition. Defense was visible, but it did not dominate the floor the way it did in Düsseldorf. Commercial UAS, startups, component suppliers, integrators, and international players all had real presence. It felt like a shift in conversation this year. Less future promise hype. More specific […]
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XPONENTIAL Europe in Düsseldorf made a few shifts hard to miss for anyone following the autonomy and drone industry in Europe. Defense is dominating the conversation. Commercial UAS feels quieter. Startups are building strong technology, but many still need sharper positioning, clearer ROI, and better customer stories. The market is not standing still. It is […]
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In Part 1 of this series, the focus was on earning executive support by translating unmanned capability into the outcomes COOs and CFOs actually manage: uptime, cost, risk, and operational performance. That alignment is necessary, because without it you do not get budget, sponsorship, or internal ownership. What it does not guarantee is sustained adoption. […]
Think Like a C-Suite: Designing UAS Products that the C‑Suite Can Actually Adopt Read More »
How to translate drone capabilities into boardroom ready business cases. A practical framework to help UAS teams win COO and CFO support.
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A lot of teams in the unmanned space are still trying to win attention with what the technology can do. The harder and more important shift is learning how to tie that capability to real operational problems and decisions inside a business. That is a big part of what we got into in this conversation. I joined Steve Sponseller […]
TechLeader Podcast: Solving Real Problems and Niching Down. Read More »
Networking in the unmanned industry: How founders and investors use relationships to validate market fit and scale autonomy.
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At this year’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, I had the chance to sit down with Bill Daggett, Bobby Sakaki, and Nate Ernst for a panel we called “Understanding the UAS Ecosystem: How to Fail, Despite Really Trying.” We packed the room, and the conversations afterward made it clear the topics struck a chord […]
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