Episode #25
Afghanistan to CEO: How a Recon Marine Built a Defense Tech Startup
Sep 28, 20261h 8mS2
After every plan fell through when Recon Marine Garrett Smith left active duty, he got into Stanford, chose Silicon Valley over a government career and used his veteran network to co-found Reveal, a defense tech startup built to fix the outdated maps and poor situational awareness he dealt with in combat. In this conversation, he covers taking the Marine recon course at 32, raising money in venture capital and the startup lessons every veteran and aspiring founder should hear
