Navy SEAL Mindset & Tackling Gun Violence
“Toughness is just the desire to do something and then just see it through. When you hit those roadblocks and normal people say ‘I’m done’, you just keep going.”
- Rob Huberty
Rob Huberty, former Navy SEAL and Co-Founder & COO of ZeroEyes. Rob shares how his proximity to previous shooting tragedies and military experience led him and his co-founders to create an AI-powered solution that's revolutionizing gun detection and prevention.
Key Takeaways:
1. The Secret to the Navy SEAL Mindset - Take the next step. That’s it. When the going gets hard don’t look at the horizon, look at your next step because that’s the most important one. And when you get knocked to your knees, know that you just have to get up one more time. And everyone can get up one more time. Rob emphasizes that Navy SEALs are more like everyday people than they are often perceived, with one significant difference: they never quit when the going gets tough. There’s no quit in a Navy SEAL.
2. Leveraging AI to tackle gun violence. (THE PRODUCT & THEIR MISSION). Recognizing the growing issue of gun violence, Rob and his fellow Navy SEALs took action by collaborating with elite technologists to create a solution that identifies firearms entering schools. This technology enables quicker threat detection, providing local law enforcement with better intelligence and more time to prevent or reduce mass shootings.
3. Solve a Problem. Find something that really bothers you that you would be good at solving, and then go and solve that problem. When you are solving a problem you care deeply about, your motivation to continue will be stronger.
4. Selling is Everything. You can have the best product in the world, but without the ability to sell it, success is unlikely. He notes that many MBA programs fail to teach this crucial skill, which is essential for turning innovative ideas into successful ventures.
Topics Covered:
Navy SEAL Mindset & Tackling Gun Violence 0:00
Hell Week 5:26
Financing the Company on Credit Cards 21:50
AI & Gun Detection 22:20
Mass Shooting Behaviors 26:00
MBA’s & Learning to Sell 28:32
Venture Capital vs Bootstrapping 29:35
The Power of Mission 30:34
How to have a Navy SEAL Mindset 41:00
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