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Josh Elvander

Josh Elvander

Senior Vice President of Engineering at MagLev Aero, with a career spanning aerospace, robotics, and flying-car development (Terrafugia, Merlin Labs, Bluefin Robotics).

Sep 30, 2026

The Operations Science Podcast

The Operations Science Podcast

Question Your Assumptions: Team Beats a Deadline Despite a Hurricane, Customs, and the Wrong Address

Sep 30 · 36m

Ed Pound
Ed PoundHOST
23:24
We being one of our companies.
Josh Elvander
Josh ElvanderGUEST
23:26
The funding is great, especially on the development side, because it's what we refer to as non-dilutive financing.
Josh Elvander
Josh ElvanderGUEST
23:32
So you can get money that doesn't necessarily dilute the investor share.
Josh Elvander
Josh ElvanderGUEST
23:36
It's basically you get money, you deliver something, you advance your tech, right? They don't usually ask for anything in return.
Josh Elvander
Josh ElvanderGUEST
23:43
Sometimes some IP rights that are usually pretty manageable.
Josh Elvander
Josh ElvanderGUEST
23:47
But as far as working with the department of defense, it's so variable.
Josh Elvander
Josh ElvanderGUEST
23:53
The closer you are to the warfighter, the better it has to be.
Ed Pound
Ed PoundHOST
25:43
Is that an accurate perception? Should it be expected to go the long term?

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