Lonsdale: Palantir and OpenGov succeeded by partnering with internal civil servants
Joe Lonsdale · $2B Gov Tech CEO's Warning for DOGE · Joe Lonsdale · Jan 23, 2025 · at 36:14
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale and OpenGov CEO Zach Bookman discuss strategies for successfully driving technological reform within government agencies.
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“That's how I've always succeeded at Palantir, and I think at OpenGov as well, as you find, but also you find at the government that there are some good people there, and you partner with them, and they pull you in.”
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