{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mark Scianna: From Palantir Engineer to Venture Capitalist \/ Inside Palantir\u2019s Early Days \/ VC Discovers Defense Tech","description":"Mark Scianna, the founder of venture firm &quot;Forward Deployed,&quot; which targets sectors like Defense, Energy, and A.I., was spotlighted as a 'top emerging manager' in 2022. Starting his journey as an engineer and an early investor at Palantir, Scianna offers an insider's perspective in this episode, unraveling the enigma of Palantir's inception and meteoric rise. Scianna delves into what makes Palantir so unique, shedding light on how its unconventional management style has been a cornerstone of its success. He doesn't shy away from the intense realities of being 'forward deployed'\u2014a term that for him meant being physically stationed in war zones to deploy Palantir's groundbreaking solutions firsthand. Scianna also talks about the newly popular trend of investing in \u2018defense tech\u2019 \u2013 and who should (or shouldn\u2019t) be doing it. Links:  Forward Deployed  8-Bit Capital  Something Ventured ","author_name":"Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/somethingventured.us","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34777940\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/183215310"}