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Critical Tech Ventures covers deep tech / defense tech venture capital, strategic investment. We publish original analysis, frameworks, and commentary for practitioners and decision-makers.
Deep tech hardware startups waste millions on premature scaling due to flawed validation approaches that ignore physical constraints.
S. Vance · · 4 min readWhy traditional tech recruiting strategies don't work for defense startups and what actually does.
S. Vance · · 4 min readWhy traditional product-market fit theory breaks down in defense tech and what successful startups do instead.
S. Vance · · 4 min readDefense software failures aren't about technology—they're about incentive misalignment between contractors, buyers, and users.
S. Vance · · 4 min readWhy dual-use tech companies dominate defense venture returns and how to spot the real winners from the pretenders.
S. Vance · · 4 min readDefense contractors make poor strategic investors for startups despite deep pockets—here's why and what founders should prioritize instead.
S. Vance · · 4 min read