Shortal: Defense tech markets deliver a winner-take-most 90/10 value distribution
Matt Shortal · The Dual-Use Founder: Vets Now Building For America · Apr 21, 2025 · at 31:52
Matt Shortal, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and military veteran, discusses market selection dynamics in defense procurement at the American Dynamism Summit.
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“You need to build that market map, find out the category leader, because it's going to go 90% leader, 10%, everybody else gets steak knives.”
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