CxC Ep22: AI Shifted Minds, New Business Models Will Move Markets — Code and Connor
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CxC Ep22: AI Shifted Minds, New Business Models Will Move Markets

January 26, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

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A former Palantir engineer explains how new business models are reshaping defense and enterprise software.

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CxC Ep22: AI Shifted Minds, New Business Models Will Move Markets
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In this episode

  • Why government procurement is broken and what a fix looks like
  • How Valinor Streamline works, including a live product demo
  • What ontology-native data capture means for real-world field operations
  • How strategic partnerships with Palantir and Anduril create product advantages

About this episode

CodeStrap's "Code and Connor" Episode 22 features our friend Robert Fidler, General Manager of Valinor Streamline. Prior to joining Valinor, Rob spent five years as a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, working on projects with a variety of civilian agencies such as the FDA. He also spent 2 years as a Software Engineer at Chapter building their core technology layer.

Our 22nd episode focuses on Valinor, unpacking "a constellation of mission-aligned products", and the new business models that are the true disruptive forces moving economies. We also discuss the problem with government procurement around national security,  how Valinor unlocks innovation at the product level (e.g., Streamline), the advantages from strategic partnerships with Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries, Helsing, unpacking Streamline and demoing the product, the importance of public-facing apps and structured writeback even in disconnected, offline environments, Ontology-native data capture, syncs, and application examples across Real Estate, Military, Manufacturing, Mining and more.

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Code & Connor is where Connor Deeks and Dorian Smiley ask the questions most AI podcasts won't. Two founders — one strategist, one engineer — in honest conversations with executives, builders, and practitioners about what's actually happening at the intersection of AI and the enterprise.

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