On this week's episode of the DIB Innovators podcast, David talks with Grant Anderson, President, CEO, and Co-Founder of Paragon Space Development Corporation. They discuss why Paragon Space Development Corporation does not use PowerPoint and how Paragon Space Development Corporation's flagship products have contributed to the defense space.
Grant also shares his approach to leadership and some advice on building an innovative team. He also talks about how Paragon Space Development Corporation stays up to date with industry standards and continues to drive innovation.
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“That's where the little bit of incentive to do women-owned business and stuff helped us. And as Lockheed put it, we tried five companies out, and you were one of the two that really performed like we wouldn't believe.”
“Frankly, running the calculations with all the computers we have nowadays, that's the easy part. It's making sure we all agree on the assumptions on which those calculations are based. That's where the real work happens.”
“The part about that whole thing is a process that gets lost. And what I think Paragon has done is we've almost made a process of being innovative.”
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