The missing key for defense innovation? A good coworking space
Briefly

Sarah Pearson, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, highlights a significant issue where startups creating military technology deal with bureaucracy, taking up to 18 months for security clearances. To mitigate this, her team often provides fictitious data to keep startups engaged. The article introduces Nooks, a startup offering specialized coworking spaces for secure communication, enabling teams to work with classified information more efficiently, thereby preventing the obsolescence of their technology in a fast-paced environment.
In the fast-moving world of AI, if it takes 18 months . . . I no longer need that company, their model is already obsolete.
To build and maintain a network of these high-tech, espionage-proof, on-demand facilities where startups can handle classified information.
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