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Name: Enrique Oti was employee number one at the Defense Innovation Unit. He watched DIU nearly collapse
Uploaded: 2026-07-01T09:08:18.471Z
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Description: Enrique Oti was employee number one at the Defense Innovation Unit. He watched DIU nearly collapse in its first year: too many meetings, no acquisition authority, no clear mission. Then came the res

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Enrique Oti was employee number one at the Defense Innovation Unit. He watched DIU nearly collapse in its first year: too many meetings, no acquisition authority, no clear mission. Then came the reset. And the rest, as he puts it, is history. In EP24 of The Briefing Room, Sean Singleton and Peta Ellis sit down with Enrique, now Chief Strategy Officer at Second Front Systems, to cover what DIU got right and wrong, why innovation organisations around the world keep making the same mistakes, and what it actually takes for an Australian company to get on contract with the US Department of War. It turns out our 'Aussie Attitude' is actually received well, as mentioned in this clip. Watch the full episode for more insight into getting traction in the US Market with Enrique. Listen on Spotify and watch on YouTube. Links in comments Steve Baxter Jake B. Mick Ryan, AM

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