
Babak Siavoshy (General Counsel at Anduril, ex Legal Counsel at Palantir)
04/05/22 • 40 min
(A note that this episode was recorded before Russia's invasion of Ukraine).
Babak Siavoshy is Vice President & General Counsel at Anduril Industries. His legal background combined with his deep operating experience in tech is a rare & precious combination.
In this episode, we discuss how to build legal teams from scratch, how to grow data protection teams, and much more at the intersection of legal and ops.
Babak’s team at Anduril is bringing a new era of tech to the military - check them out at anduril.com
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Produced by: @jacksonsteger
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(A note that this episode was recorded before Russia's invasion of Ukraine).
Babak Siavoshy is Vice President & General Counsel at Anduril Industries. His legal background combined with his deep operating experience in tech is a rare & precious combination.
In this episode, we discuss how to build legal teams from scratch, how to grow data protection teams, and much more at the intersection of legal and ops.
Babak’s team at Anduril is bringing a new era of tech to the military - check them out at anduril.com
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Execs is a show for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics that leading tech companies today have used to scale. To engage further:
Check out the On Deck job board
Share your thoughts with us on Twitter:
Hosted by: @eriktorenberg
Produced by: @jacksonsteger
Brought to you by: @beondeck
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