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Oct 15Liked by Nabeel S. Qureshi

Wow, this was so interesting to read. So glad you wrote it.

Gonna go read those books (impro, etc)!

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Oct 19Liked by Nabeel S. Qureshi

I don't remember reading anything as interesting as this in a long time.

Thanks for sharing

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What are the modern Palantir equivalents as of 2024, in your opinion?

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Oct 15Liked by Nabeel S. Qureshi

Great piece, Nabeel. Good luck for your startup!

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Oct 16Liked by Nabeel S. Qureshi

Thank you for writing this!

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You wrote: "The police have to enforce crime". The Police don't enforce crime, they enforce the law. Cheers, Donald

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corrected, thanks

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Came here to say this

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For BD engineers tend to have high pain tolerance, you mean FDE ?

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Nabeel, I’m a current Stanford senior in computer science who’s been hovering around defense for the last year or so. The things I see in the current wave concern me. If you have a chance to talk, it would mean a lot.

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Awesome read - thank you for the insights. Loved the section on Bat Signals in particular, I would expect it is strongly reliant on a company having a very distinct culture and that is harder to have them when your company becomes clearly associated with "Prestige" by a high percentage of university graduates

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Thanks for this. Good read.

Your comment on data gatekeepers is the most fascinating insight. This is also what drives value for shareholders at the macro level.

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Thank you! Best of luck with the venture.

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Wow, I came to your Substack from Medium. This was an amazing read. I also saved the books you mentioned and I am planning to read them.

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A post that I could not stop reading to the end; Rich content, amazing insights !!

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Great thorough read, I especially enjoyed learning about the FDE/PD system. Interesting that so many consultancies (like Accenture that u mentioned) do the first part but never the second.

If I had to tweak 1 tiny thing, I'd say google some synonyms for "hilarious" 😅

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Very intriguing article. It was an interesting read. Thanks for writing. You also got us hooked into the books referred. Will read improv now!

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