9. THE PATH TO SUCCESS
• ACCEPT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS
• UNDERSTAND THAT THE DoD VENDORS ARE
GOOD AT DEFENDING THEIR MARKET, BUT
BAD AT PUBLIC PERCEPTION
• DECIDE TO CHANGE THE EXISTING DYNAMIC
• THE TECH COMMUNITY IS GOOD AT
DEVELOPING/REFINING TECHNOLOGY, AS
WELL AS FOSTERING PUBLIC ACCEPTENCE
10. MORE DOLLARS ARE
PROPORTED TO COME
FROM SILICON VALLEY
THEN ARE SPENT ON
DEFENCE AEROSPACE
* Open Secrets and NPR
11. MOVING FORWARD
• SAN DIEGO = SILICON VALLEY OF DRONES??
WHY DO WE NEED A SECOND SILICON VALLEY
WHEN WE HAVE THE REAL DEAL RIGHT HERE?
• THE GRAPHS SHOW THAT THE REQUIRED
INFLUENCE IS HERE IN SV
• BUSINESS HAS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE
• ADD UNMANNED SYSTEMS TO THE LOBBYING
NARRITIVE
• TAKE CONTROL AS THE ADVOCATE PRIME
12. TAKING THE INITIATIVE
• JUST SAY NO TO AIR SUPERIORITY GREY
(* ASG = THE PLAID PANTS AND WHITE SHOES OF OUR TIME)
• REFINE COMMUNITY BASED BEST PRACTICES
• DEVELOP EMPIRICAL STANDARDS
• DEVELOP DATA SETS
• VALIDATE DATA AND STANDARDS WITH
RESEARCH
• GO FORTH AND PROSPER
Editor's Notes
No one can deny… lot’s of potential. These numbers are as good as any other forecast.
AND EVERYONE SEES IT DIFFERENT
Me trying to interface with the FAA… And that is Gene back there thinking, “are you sure you are speaking to the right end?!”
Me trying to interface with the FAA… And that is Gene back there thinking, “are you sure you are speaking to the right end?!”
