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by arbuge 4630 days ago
It is easy to see that. What's needed is somebody to shake up the whole government contract procurement system. A gigantic schlep right there...
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Very true ... how do you fit that into the 3 months before demo day?

I'm seeing a system that contains a complete list of government contractors/sub-contractors (this actually exists today). For each company, a list of verified skills (a proven track record) would allow a procurement agent to narrow the field, and a reputation system that let's the cream rise to the top.

I'm not sure it would be feasible to track the employees that make up a company as that's pretty fluid (on the time-scale of government contracts), but in the software field, you could (for instance) sum the reputation of the company's developers stack-overflow profiles.

Obviously, a lot more thought is required!