Nathan Mintz is Co-Founder and CEO of CX2, fighting to deliver spectrum dominance for the United States and our Allies.

Ian Muceus is our Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer here at Firestorm. He started his career: - Studying under the “father” of the F-22 (Bruce Wright). - Designing aircraft for NASA’s Ames Research Center. - Obtaining his private pilot’s license. - Developing a sUAS for aerial data collection. Since then, he has: - Supported federal agencies with tech consulting. - Obtained numerous 3D printing and aerospace patents. - Contributed to over $4 billion of successful startup exits to Oracle, Twilio and Stratasys.

Joslyn Tarr is a seasoned UAS engineering leader with deep expertise in aircraft development and systems engineering. She’s worked for several defense companies including Kratos and General Atomics, loves all things aviation and is currently pursuing her private pilot's license. Not to mention she’s our very own Senior Vice President of Engineering here at Firestorm Labs. This convo covers:

• Working for a defense prime vs a startup.

• 3-D printing drones.

• Rapid prototyping.

• Scaling teams at a startup.

• Lessons from Ukraine.

• Providing the best value for the warfighter.