Rapid Military Innovation – AFVentures Director, Jason Rathje

Jason Rathje, Major in the Air Force, aeronautical engineer and Director of AFVentures, spent 3 years researching the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and national security at Stanford. Now he is part of the team that implements novel initiatives to accelerate product-market fit between companies passionate about national security and Air Force users who need their revolutionary technologies. We talk disruption insurance, how to make it easier for startups to interact with the government and the benefits of open platforms.