The State of Modern War: Palantir & Anduril Execs on Drones, AI, and the End of Traditional Warfare

Trey Stephens: Co-founder of Anduril Industries, Partner at Founders Fund, former early employee at Palantir, and former intelligence community official.
Shyam Sankar: Chief Technology Officer at Palantir Technologies, employee number 13 at Palantir, key architect of Palantir’s government and defense business.

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Data Point	Value	Context	Timestamp
Palantir Employee Count (Interview)	~20 people	Size of the company when Trey interviewed in a suit.	[00:01:37]
Palantir Employee Count (Start)	25-30 people	Total headcount when Trey joined Palantir in early 2008.	[00:02:06]
Anduril Valuation	$60 billion	Discussed current valuation of the defense hardware prime.	[00:06:44]
Anduril Army Contract	$20 billion	Value of a recently landed defense contract.	[00:06:44]
Palantir Valuation

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