Jorden Gershenson spent 8 years in the Air Force detecting nuclear tests from a basement full of seismometers. Now he's building Aulendur Labs — a startup that wants to forecast everything from freight loads to geopolitical events using the same machine learning powering global weather models.

In this episode we dig into Jorden's path from Air Force technical application specialist to software engineer to startup founder, how he won a DoD SBIR for nuclear plume modeling, why he thinks the government never knows what it actually wants, and how Aulendur Labs just got accepted into the Werner Enterprises accelerator here in Omaha.

Topics include AI forecasting, digital twins, defense vs commercial strategy, the Palantir and Anduril paradigm, and why Omaha could be the next defense tech hub.

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Danny Lilley joins the Kill Chain podcast to talk about his journey from managing hundreds of people at enterprise giants like Swift Transportation and Werner, to building lean and fast at HOPTEK, a startup using AI to transform freight procurement. Danny shares his unfiltered take on agentic AI, why curiosity is now the most valuable professional skill, the real risks of tools like OpenClaw, AI in education, and what zero-day exploits powered by AI mean for the future of cybersecurity. If you think AI is just a chatbot that writes emails, this episode will change your mind.

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What does Android have to do with trucking? More than you'd think.

In this episode of Kill Chain, Terry Reinert sits down with Darrin Demchuk, VP of Strategy at Platform Science, to explore how the smartphone era quietly laid the blueprint for modern fleet technology — and why the lessons learned building apps for skiers on mountains translated directly to building software for truck drivers in blizzards.

Darrin breaks down how AI is reshaping transportation from the inside out — from edge computing models running locally on devices in connectivity dead zones, to agentic workflows that could fundamentally change how drivers interact with their trucks. He also unpacks why the playing field has never been more level for startups, what "going in parallel" means for software development, and why there was one specific day — November 24th — that changed everything for AI-assisted coding.

Plus: legacy systems running on technology nobody learns anymore, the future of transportation in 2036, and why a giant metal shed almost broke their entire installation process.

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John Grange, Co-Founder of Move Venture Capital and CTO of OpsCompass, joins us from Omaha, Nebraska to unpack what AI is really changing — and what it’s quietly breaking.

From the collapse of digital trust in a world of deepfakes to the hype around AI agents and “GPT wrappers,” John brings the perspective of a technical founder turned investor. We dig into why value creation matters more than ever, why compliance doesn’t equal security, and how AI is lowering the cost of building — and attacking — software systems.

We also explore the harder questions:

• Are we headed toward an era where nobody believes what they see?
• Does AI amplify existing cybersecurity weaknesses?
• Is regulation the solution — or a competitive liability?
• And in a world where technology is commoditized, what’s the real moat left for startups?

This episode connects venture capital, cloud security, AI infrastructure, social media’s psychological impact, and the future of trust into one central theme: AI is accelerating everything — including our mistakes.

If you care about startups, cybersecurity, infrastructure, or the societal consequences of AI, this conversation goes well beyond the buzzwords.

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In this episode of the Kill Chain Podcast hosts Terry Reinert and Marcus Q discuss new technologies aimed at preventing theft of cargo and vehicles.

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In this episode of the Kill Chain Podcast hosts Marcus Q and Terry Reinert discuss the current state of telematics and where the technology is heading. We dive into the different data layers involved in telematics and vehicle technologies including the advantages and disadvantages of more data.

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In this week's episode of the Kill Chain podcast hosts Terry Reinert and Marcus Q discuss the use of AI in creating automotive insurance policies and rates. The evolving field of AI can create more personalized rates and change the way insurance providers look at driving habits.

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In this week's episode of the Kill Chain podcast hosts Terry Reinert and Marcus Q discuss the evolution of vehicle software and how over-the-air updates can be a game-changer for vehicle manufacturers and consumers. 

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