{"podcast":{"title":"Grit","slug":"grit-606871","podcast_index_feed_id":606871,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/go-to-market-grit","website_url":"https://www.kleinerperkins.com/podcasts/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/oOMBjHLFalsCSPR0RxZpuZxAgg0YAn0NrJ0XZxtHmc0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/Lzk3NzAvMTY2Nzg2/MjQyOC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.jpg","author":"Kleiner Perkins","episode_count":288,"summary":"Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T20:18:30.851903+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871"},"episode":{"title":"The Silicon Valley Insider In The Pentagon | DoW Emil Michael","slug":"the-silicon-valley-insider-in-the-pentagon-dow-emil-michael","published_at":"2026-03-23T09:01:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871/the-silicon-valley-insider-in-the-pentagon-dow-emil-michael","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7acf481","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/f7acf481/0860b7f4.mp3","summary":"Emil Michael went from scaling Uber across 600 cities to rewiring the world's largest military. In the midst of the Pentagon-Silicon Valley debate, the now U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering opens up about what a real partnership demands from both sides. He also shares how he's built three new entry points for defense tech companies, and why America's military is called the \"Department of War\" again. Guest: Emil Michael, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Connect with Emil Michael X LinkedIn Connect with Joubin X LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kpgrit Follow on X: https://x.com/KPGrit ​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins","meta_description":"Emil Michael went from scaling Uber across 600 cities to rewiring the world's largest military. In the midst of the Pentagon-Silicon Valley debate, the no…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2443,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grit-606871/episodes/the-silicon-valley-insider-in-the-pentagon-dow-emil-michael/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grit-606871/the-silicon-valley-insider-in-the-pentagon-dow-emil-michael.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}