99. Nick LaRovere, Co-Founder and CEO of Pryzm
99. Nick LaRovere, Co-Founder and CEO of Pryzm  
Podcast: All Quiet on the Second Front
Published On: Tue Aug 12 2025
Description: What happens when a bunch of Palantir and Lockheed alums get fed up with how hard it is to do business with the government—and actually do something about it? You get Pryzm: the common operating system for capture.In this episode, Tyler sits down with Nick LaRovere, co-founder and CEO of Pryzm, to talk about building for the part of the defense ecosystem everyone hates (but no one can ignore): procurement. From scraping sam.gov to stitching together Salesforce, JIRA, and inboxes, Nick shares how Pryzm is bringing order to chaos—and helping both industry and government move faster.They also get into:What it really takes to build a mission-driven company—and why most give upThe hidden cost of stovepiped teams and siloed dataHow policy, budget, and capture are finally starting to talk to each otherWhy talent and team dynamics are just as critical as the tech you’re building