01:01:27 · Teresa Carlson
[01:01:27] S0: Yeah, wasn't Palmer. But I called my customer and they thought it was so funny, though. They thought it was so cool. So they were okay. He did a fantastic job. And, but yes, we did and we tried to do it in a very respectful way, but to say, look, you're coming in, it's just, it doesn't show respect. You know, a lot of them don't always wear ties, but a jacket, suit, like, you know, nice suit jacket, button down or a very nice polo shirt underneath. But you've got to go in and look buttoned up and put together. Otherwise, I just don't think you're serious. And I know some people would disagree if you are Andrew or other. Yeah, once you establish yourself. But for most, I wouldn't assume that you can do that. I think if you really want to be taken seriously, you need to show up looking serious with them because they have a lot of people coming at them. And again, earlier there was not many of these companies, so they kind of maybe thought it was cool. Today there's a lot more companies and they are showing up. And the Trump administration, I would say with this administration, one of the things that they are doing that I've not seen in my entire career is how much more commercially oriented they are. And they are willing and open to meet all these companies. And I want them to take it very seriously. They're opening contracting opportunities. They're doing executive orders that are opening up for these companies. Like, I've literally never seen in my career. Under President Obama, Vivek Kundra, who was the CIO back then, was literally, he was the guy that brought in mobile devices and laptops to the White House. And that was during the first Obama administration. And since then, this is the administration in this term, I've seen them open up to do more things commercially for companies like this. And I feel like the opportunity is unbelievable right now. And I really want our companies to have an unfair advantage, all startups. And that's kind of what the General Callis Institute's all about, helping them with that unfair advantage.
01:03:41 · Molly O'Shea
[01:03:41] S1: It's been so nice to see the Pentagon visit LA so much, go to all the different companies, tour them, take the time. It's amazing.
01:03:51 · Teresa Carlson, Molly O'Shea
[01:03:51] S0: It's And when we take our founders, we just went to the Pentagon with a bench. They were so amazing. We met with the entire Navy acquisition team. And I laughed. I told our founders, I said, when I was at AWS, it would have taken me two years to get all those meetings. And they were wonderful. They did follow-up. We met with the DOD CIO. We met with the Army CTO, like a bunch more, but they were just and they were interested, and they listened, and they did the follow-up. And I just thought that was pretty unbelievable. I will share, Molly, we did our first summit for the General Catalyst Institute in DC in November called the U. S. Summit on Resilience. We'll do another one. And we had a packed house. I didn't know how it would go over. It was the first time we'd done it. And we paired founders with somebody from Capitol Hill, we brought in and we had Hamant and Doctor. Oz do a session. Oh, wow. They were so great. They were so amazing. Doctor. Oz is, I really like him. Of course, he's a TV guy, so he really knows how to do these kinds of interviews. But people loved it. I got so much feedback because it's not something usual that we put founders up there and we focus on the founder and the policy side and what they're doing and how that comes together. So we'll be doing that again in November year, so hopefully you'll come. I would love that. And if you need help with your fashion style, I do think Jeff Bezos has had a really [01:05:16] S1: good arc in his fashion sense.
01:05:16 · Molly O'Shea, Teresa Carlson
[01:05:16] S1: good arc in his fashion sense. [01:05:18] S0: Yes. He looks Jeff has always and to me, Jeff's always been super cool. From the early days of meeting him till today, I love seeing how his fashion style has changed. And I'm a look, I love clothes. So for me, I'm constantly looking and seeing how his fashion has changed. But I love seeing that today, he and Lauren. Think it's great that they did the Met and the fashion and art. Look forward to that every year to see what all the costumes are. I thought it was fantastic last night. I got to see some of scenes when I got back from one of my milk and dinners, so. [01:05:53] S1: Well, last question. As we close out, what are you most looking forward to this year?
01:05:53 · Molly O'Shea, Teresa Carlson
[01:05:53] S1: Well, last question. As we close out, what are you most looking forward to this year? [01:06:00] S0: I think this year, I'm really looking forward to seeing how the AI adoption takes off, like in the new way. So I think AI adoption is one. The second thing that we are really pushing for that I'm hoping we can get across the line is an AI framework for federal government. And the third thing that really I'd like to see us move faster on is permitting around things like critical minerals, energy, things that help us build out office infrastructure. And that's going to be a big focus for us, really working with lawmakers on how can we support efforts to make sure that there's no red tape, like moving faster, because as we compete with China, we just need to remove all these roadblocks. And we have so many companies ready to go. There's lots of capital out there that we can deploy. And I think the combination of what General Callis does in deploying amazing capital with great founders, if we can at the Institute really help to clear the way and work with government to move that red tape. And I think it's things like AI adoption. It's a great AI framework so our founders don't have to deal with this patchwork. And third, permitting on things like energy capacity and data centers and all so that we can just move and build much faster. So that's really what I'm excited. All the things we're going to invest and do at GC every day, it's something new with HT. So love seeing what we're doing across the business.
01:06:00 · Teresa Carlson, Molly O'Shea
[01:06:00] S0: I think this year, I'm really looking forward to seeing how the AI adoption takes off, like in the new way. So I think AI adoption is one. The second thing that we are really pushing for that I'm hoping we can get across the line is an AI framework for federal government. And the third thing that really I'd like to see us move faster on is permitting around things like critical minerals, energy, things that help us build out office infrastructure. And that's going to be a big focus for us, really working with lawmakers on how can we support efforts to make sure that there's no red tape, like moving faster, because as we compete with China, we just need to remove all these roadblocks. And we have so many companies ready to go. There's lots of capital out there that we can deploy. And I think the combination of what General Callis does in deploying amazing capital with great founders, if we can at the Institute really help to clear the way and work with government to move that red tape. And I think it's things like AI adoption. It's a great AI framework so our founders don't have to deal with this patchwork. And third, permitting on things like energy capacity and data centers and all so that we can just move and build much faster. So that's really what I'm excited. All the things we're going to invest and do at GC every day, it's something new with HT. So love seeing what we're doing across the business. [01:07:28] S1: Amazing. Well, Teresa Carlson, you are such an iconic figure in tech. Thank you so much for taking the time.