About This Episode

Prescott Paulin is a Marine Corps Veteran, entrepreneur, and United States Defense Innovator. We dive deep into how and why Prescott built the Defense Innovation Network to help companies improve their technology to benefit our military. Prescott also explains how thought models - John Boyd’s OODA Loop, Design Thinking, and many others - help him become a more effective innovator and entrepreneur. Next, we explore how Prescott’s family business, 300 Below, and his life-changing cardiac arrest incident. To wrap up this wide-ranging conversation, Prescott dives into resources for how every person can gain the skillsets that they need to stay prepared and ready to save their life and the lives of others.

Resources Mentioned & Other Links of Interest

AFWERX Fusion Event

Defense Innovation Network

300 Below

Design Thinking

2018 Innovation Focused National Defense Strategy

OODA Loop

Marine Corps Officer Candidate School

Marine Corps Auto Skills Shop

What Universities Do Well

Defense Innovation Network Virtual Summit

Story Brand

Small Business Innovation Research Grants

Pass Base Passport Verification

Beta Technologies

Prescott’s Harrowing Cardiac Arrest Story

Mayday Alarm

Stop The Bleed

Tactivate

Team Rubicon 

The Readiness Collective

About Our Guest

Prescott on LinkedIn here.

Learn more about The Defense Innovation Network here.

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