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Derrick Pledger

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Sep 3, 2026

26:25
I'd be interested to understand how you built out that ecosystem and how you've thought about the leveraging venture backed startups in a, in a environment like yours, uh, uh, to, to, to your own advantage.
26:37
Yes.
26:38
So it's a great question.
26:39
Um, So let me get to the left of the question first.
26:43
I think we all recognize if you if you look at some of the executive orders that are coming out and how acquisition across the government is changing.
26:52
It has evolved like a lot of contracts for the past decade or so where time and material or they were cost plus fixed fee, meaning you would charge money.
27:02
The government, they would pay you for all the costs that you essentially have for a contract, and then they'll give you a fixed fee on top of the contract.

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