Hypersonic Dreams and the Dark Side of Innovation The recent $13 billion valuation of Castelion, a missile startup founded by former SpaceX executives, has sent shockwaves through the tech and defense industries.
This news story appears to be another chapter in the tale of innovation and entrepreneurship that is Silicon Valley.
However, scratch beneath the surface, and we find a complex web of implications for national security, technological progress, and the very notion of what it means to be an innovative company.