Zak Kirstein

Growth at @northwoodspace. Formerly @palantirtech, @loftorbital.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@eliano You mean GFY Q1?

[Zane Mountcastle @zanemountcastle]

You either die in El Segundo or live long enough to move to Torrance

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@nunzi46 Breaking: Investor cares about returns!

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@pronounced_kyle @pmarca

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@pronounced_kyle @dirtman It's also the wrong cost comparison. It's the cost of a few of these vs. re-building an entire comms/sensing architecture in an entirely different orbit. It could be $100M per shot and it's still valuable if you're losing the space race. Multi-orbit is the only way to resiliency.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

Using the @pronounced_kyle baby meme, we'll see a $24T contract award sometime in 2027.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

I understand the temptation, but please do not do a press release about your selection for the SHIELD IDIQ. Although I do suppose the "$151B Contract Award" announcement was predictable when we were inundated with "$950M Contract Awards" during the early ABMS silliness.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@kath_mcmahon @velvetatom

[Kathleen McMahon @kath_mcmahon]

1/ I spent a long time at Palantir chasing hard problems with brilliant people (can recommend).

So I think I know a good quest when I see it. Excited to announce that I started Valthos with @velvetatom and an incredible team

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

Live footage of me watching the team celebrate on the factory floor over facetime while I'm in DC (@bridgitmendler @ILIVETWICE can one of you turn the camera?)

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@pronounced_kyle This rocks so hard

[Northwood @NorthwoodSpace]

Our leadership team met with Chairman Mike Rogers @RepMikeRogersAL of the House Armed Services Committee to discuss defense acquisition reform and the need for resilient, proliferated architectures in securing our national interests.

We value his leadership and the opportunity to share how Northwood is advancing this mission.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

Dragged @avichad4 (Kintow) away from a few hours of @a16z @speedrun work to show him all that the South Bay has to offer

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@nunzi46 @pronounced_kyle Like clockwork on my [redacted] birthday.

[Northwood @NorthwoodSpace]

We were honored to welcome U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal @RepCarbajal and his team to Northwood HQ. Our founding team led a tour of our manufacturing facility and discussed the critical role of resilient, high-performance ground infrastructure in advancing U.S. and Allied government space interests, as well as the pressing need for acquisition reform.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

Me: Time for a relaxing anniversary weekend in Idaho, free from all reminders of the daily grind.

@Elianoayounes :

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@jamesmhills Now do a more believable version of my dad saying he's proud of me.

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@Elianoayounes And your ex-colleagues too

[Zak Kirstein @ZakticalComms]

@Elianoayounes I need to borrow the design team for something. Will pay in hardware.

[Bridgit Mendler @bridgitmendler]

$30M Series A announced today – we've been cookin