Pryzm

Nobody matches suit jackets to high-speed vehicles like our #RocketMan, Justin! 🚀 Pryzm is on the road this week, starting in Colorado Springs at the Air & Space Forces Association spring conference. Below, we answer a hypothetical line of questioning: 1. Yes, the hottest topic in the absence of an #NGAD plan is #GoldenDome. 2. No, there is not agreement on what this actually means from a #requirements perspective... As Elton John says: "I think its gunna be a long, long time". 3. Yes, there are #budgets actively being realigned to accelerate this program opportunity (*and that's where Pryzm really shines*) 4. Yes, teams like Divergent Industries are accelerating #NationalSecurity from a foundation of commercial technologies - in this case, from advanced automotive manufacturing systems. 5. No, Justin did not actually plan to match as well as he did. If not for our crafty musical references, then drop us a note to learn more about how companies today are using Pryzm's budget modeling modules to make sense of the shifting landscapes in #DefenseTech. - 🇺🇲 ________________________________ #AFA #AcquisitionReform #NDAA #FY26 #CR #DOGE #Trump #MissileDefense

When it comes to DoD budget planning and analysis, don't fall on your face. 🚜 It's a big week for the #TacticalWheeledVehicles community (... or at least those who can shape its future budgets). We'll be in DC at the Tactical Wheeled Vehicles (#TWV) conference hosted by National Defense Industrial Association - (NDIA) talking all angles of Defense #budget reform and how technology organizations are using Pryzm to get an edge. Keep an eye out for Justin Deckert, he may be the one dressed as Uncle Sam. - 🇺🇲 #AcquisitionReform #NDAA #DoD #DefenseTech #Appropriations #NDIA #DOGE

Don't be a loser Justin Nick Raj David #AcquisitionReform #ConnectTheDots #NDAA #IronDome #DOGE #DC #Pentagon #BudgetCuts

Money is moving fast in #DC these days... Are you keeping up? Take the example on President Trump's executive order for an “#IronDome for America”: Matt MacGregor and Pete Modigliani broke this EO down especially well yesterday (link below), offering a key insight for the #DefenseTech world in the process: Since the United States Department of Defense needs to deliver a budget plan for America’s Iron Dome in only 60 days, there is no time to waste if you are stakeholder of #MissileDefense. In order for SECDEF to meet such an ambitious plan, most readers will know that there are a lot of ‘trades’ to be made amongst #ProgramManagers, budget #AppropriationsStaff, and #DefenseContractors. For many, the most time consuming element of this tradeoff processes will be organizing and preparing the accurate budget data and scenarios in as little time as possible. This is where we come in: Pryzm exists to give everyone in the #DefenseTech ecosystem a means of rapidly understanding the context behind their missions and pursuits. In the case of Iron Dome, a Pryzm user is quickly able to… 📈 Dive into the Missile Defense Agency RDT&E PE’s, sorting by Year-over-year growth to identify velocity (and bargaining power) of different programs; 🔭 Understand the trends within singular MDA #capability budgets that contribute to the Iron Dome initiative; 🏛️ Track how each of these budgets have moved through #Congress and who their champions are; 🧮 Aggregate all MDA budgets for higher-order #Market analysis and collaborative planning. As proof, the video below is a rare peak at what our partners have known for the last 6 months: That Pryzm is a means for turning 40 hour budget analysis chores into 10 minute tabletop exercises. This is how you #ConnectTheDots of Defense Acquisition. - 🇺🇲 ______________________ Link to Article: https://lnkd.in/gsSJR2qF

🚀 Accelerate with us. Pryzm is now on the hunt for two emerging leaders to join our Growth and Research Divisions as we expand our capabilities across the #DefenseTech ecosystem: 📈 -- Business Development Manager (Defense): https://lnkd.in/g8JfqiXi 🔎 -- Market Intelligence Analyst: https://lnkd.in/gtaUncq9 Bonus: Keep an eye out for additional opportunities in #Engineering (Full Stack) and #CustomerSuccess, which will be first posted to our private talent network in the coming weeks here: https://lnkd.in/gmdQFP8z Share with your friends and if they join the team we'll send you an extra copy of their exclusive early-team #merch. - 🇺🇸 ______________________ #DefenseTech #NDAA #Startups #Hiring #Growth #HiringVeterans #Analyst #DOGE

See you in ‘25: What a year it’s been for both the world and for Pryzm... As people all over the globe head into the holidays reflecting on the meaning of #security in the wake of increasing international tensions, domestic #politics, natural disasters, and even the #DronesInNewJersey, it is clear that the public sector is going to continue to be called upon for increasingly complex and consequential tasks in the coming years. The responsibility of ensuring that governments can rapidly #procure and economically sustain the most effective #technology possible for those challenges is going to be a critical undertaking - and that is why it is the core mission of our company. Our journey since leaving organizations like Lockheed Martin and Palantir Technologies was defined this year by an incredible ecosystem of people that have taken a bet on the #BrighterFuture alongside us and who deserve a lot of praise: 🏗️ Our earliest product adopters, starting with Scott and Sahil; 🏆 Our lead Investors, Ross, JeanClaude, and Camille from XYZ Venture Capital and Connor, Paul, and Katie from Amplify.LA; 🧨 Our other major investors, Arthur and Donavan at First In and Bocar, Olivia, and Daniela at Forum Ventures; 🧞♂️ Our numerous unnamed #Angels; 🔮And those others who believed in us well before it was (maybe?) “cool” to do so, looking especially to you Maia and Olivia. We also owe thanks to the many organizations creating the spaces where so much of our progress was made this year - namely, Air & Space Forces Association, Association of the United States Army - AUSA, Capital Factory, #SOFWeek, TECH WEEK by a16z, and of course, Decisive Point. Ultimately, despite the great uncertainty of our times, it is our amazing partners in this infinite pursuit that give cause for an even higher optimism. Time to Build,  - 🇺🇸 ______________ #JoinUs: If this post is the first time you’re hearing of Pryzm and your personal passion is also to transform the way technology companies solve #NationalSecurity problems, then we've got a spot for you here: https://lnkd.in/gmdQFP8z #AcqNerds #AvGeek #AcquisitionReform #NDAA #DOGE #Musk #Trump #SecDef #ContinuingResolution Nick Justin Raj David

Since today is the day each year where most people learn from Spotify exactly where in the #Swiftie rankings they land, here is a rare behind-the-scenes glance into the musical minds of our world-class #Engineering Team... 🏗️ First: we ship a lot of code each week, and we have fun doing it. Flow states come from across the spectrum - so from pop and metal to obscure classical and Japanese synth-wave, it's getting dropped in the team Slack. 🌎 We also keep a close eye on the geopolitical shifts happening in the world of #DefenseTech, and The Merge has become a staple of our team huddles on a weekly basis. Like many others in our industry, we owe some sense of our mission to Chris Brose and the #KillChain and as we've scaled the team it has become required reading. If this is a #Team culture you want to be a part of, shoot us a message as we're always on the hunt for our next product wizard or #AcquisitonNerd with an eye for eclectic tunes. And for a full look into what made our team playlist this year, check it out for yourself: https://lnkd.in/gH-7vrYJ - 🇺🇸 _________ #SpotifyWrapped #DefenseObligated #NDAA #AcquisitionReform #TaylorSwift #AvaMax Raj Nick Justin

Pryzm HQ 2.0 is now operational and stocked up on a fresh case of #AcquisitionReform! Our team has quickly outgrown the original office here in #Boston and we aren't stopping anytime soon. This reflects both the strong interests in Pryzm's unique capabilities and the increasing alignment of the #TechTalent pool to nationally-aligned problem sets. Come build with us - our doors are open! PS: If any #GraphicDesigners want to upgrade the Rock's artwork for HQ 3.0, shoot us a DM with your best rendition. - 🇺🇸 ___________________ #StartupBoston #GovTech #GovCon #NDAA #Acquisition #RDTE #Procurement #IndustrialBase #DIB #DOGE

Overheard at the International Spy Museum: "If James Bond started a second career as a Defense Contractor, his first issued gadget would probably be Pryzm" 🏎 Thanks to our incredible partners at XYZ Venture Capital, we were able to participate in a series of roundtable discussions in #WashingtonDC yesterday focused on #accelerating relationships between tech companies and their government partners. 🌌 Nick specifically led a conversation on maximizing the #ReturnOnInvestment of in-person attendance at conferences and events since that channel can be the most impactful for fast-growing companies if done properly (especially when the Pryzm platform is involved). 🚀 Ultimately, the metaphor of our host location was also not lost on us... while the MI6 sports cars with missile launchers may be fictitious, much of the technology that has actually helped the #IntelligenceCommunity succeed over history has been rapidly-adaptable #commercial technology - and, despite what many see as a labyrinth for tech companies navigating the government contracting business, there really is a #BrighterFuture for those who can chart an effective course. That's why we exist. - 🇺🇸 #BonusDiscussion: If you could have one 007 gadget in real life, what would it be? __________________________________ #DefenseTech #AcquisitionReform #GovernmentEfficiency #DOGE #Crypto #LicenseToBuild #007 #Skyfall #AstonMartin #AstonMartinMusic #RickRoss #RossFubini #XYZ #VentureCapital

Pryzm 🤝 White House Memos on AI for Defense... To round out a tense week in American politics, we wanted to highlight the bipartisanship behind a well-calculated push to shape #ArtificialIntelligence policy for National Security and show how Pryzm sits right in the middle of it all: 🎙 In October, the Biden Administration delivered a lengthy memorandum to all Executive Branch stakeholders of the National Security enterprise highlighting the criticality of advancing the full scope of AI development capabilities - from foundational manufacturing to application policy - at a rapid but responsible pace. 💰 #HowAmericaBuys - one of Pryzm's key themes - was front and center in Section 4.1.d: "To accelerate the use of AI in service of its national security mission, the United States Government needs COORDINATED AND EFFECTIVE #ACQUISITION AND PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS. This will require an enhanced capacity to assess, define, and articulate AI-related requirements for national security purposes, as well as improved accessibility for AI companies that lack significant prior experience working with the United States Government." Then, in Section the 4.1.e, it requires the DOD/ODNI Working Group to promote... " Simplifying #processes such that companies without experienced contracting teams may meaningfully #compete for #relevant contracts, to ensure that the United States Government has access to a wide range of AI systems and that the AI marketplace is competitive" 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 Boom, there it is: the Office of President of the United States (basically*) asking for Pryzm.... 📆 Finally, all the deliverables of this memo are due within the first two years of the next Administration, so it will be interesting to watch which items are executed and which are not given the bipartisan agreement on the severity of this issue. #Comment below how you think the outcomes of this memorandum will change under a transition of power in Washington DC resulting from the recent election... - 🇺🇸 _______________________________________ #AcquisitionReform #AI #DefenseTech #DonaldTrump #Biden #KamalaHarris #Election2024 #ElectionHQ #PryzmHQ #Boston * by "basically", we assume that if you're reading this far you have some sense for what we've got going on behind the scenes, not just what can be seen on our website 🤫 Link to Memo: https://lnkd.in/gTbYnDyS