A few weeks ago, I was invited to attend a pitch session to venture capitalists and angel investors by aerospace entrepreneurs and startups. The session was held by Starburst Accelerator, a company that helps provide seed funding for aerospace, defense and security startups, at Northrop Grumman facilities in Los Angeles. I’d never been to a pitch event, so I thought it would be worthwhile, and some of the companies were giving presentations on intriguing aerospace technologies.
Everyone attending was under strict orders to relinquish any type of cellphone, laptop, recording device, camera and so on or risk getting kicked out of the auditorium. A large pile of electronic devices pasted with identifying sticky notes covered a table outside the auditorium. Many of us commented how odd we felt without instant access to our devices, but that’s life in the top-secret government contracting aerospace world.
