where i saw unmanned solar-powered naval vessels that used a.i. to build a sheer picture of the surrounding seas. but it often takes too long to get that kind of innovation to our war fighters. so let s say that some great california start-up develops a dazzling way to better integrate our capabilities. all too often that company is going to struggle to take its idea from inception to prototype, to adoption the by the department. we call this syndrome the valley of death. and i know that many of you in this room are are painly familiar with it. you know, it s bad enough that some companies get stuck in the valley of death, but some brilliant entrepreneurs and innovators don t even want to try to cross it and work with