Samuel Witherspoon from ANVIL

Samuel Witherspoon is the Co-Founder and CEO of ANVIL.


ANVIL is a Mission First organization.
They work with defence, public safety, law enforcement, and national security organizations to accelerate mission-critical decision making with analytical tools, automations, and game-changing machine learning capabilities.


Takeaways
- The Genesis of Anvil: From LegalTech to DefenseTech
- Navigating the Canadian Procurement Maze
- Reforming Canadian Procurement
- Capital Needs in DefenseTech
- Mastering the Art of Bidding
- Working in High Security Environments
- Trends in DefenseTech: Data and AI
- Simplifying Complexity in Defense Operations
- The Importance of Sovereign Defense Capabilities


Chapters
00:00 The Genesis of ANVIL: From Legal Tech to Defense
05:40 Navigating the Procurement Maze
11:32 Reforming Procurement: A Call to Action
18:07 Capital Needs in Defense Tech
21:59 Mastering the Art of Bidding
25:54 Building a Secure Company Culture
29:38 Trends in Defense Tech: Data and AI
35:31 Simplifying Complexity in Defense Operations
43:07 The Importance of Sovereign Defense Capabilities
48:34 Finding Strength in Hard Times


Keywords
Anvil, defense tech, procurement, national security, Canada, innovation, startup, military technology, AI, data management