July 3, 2025

Giles Walger | OODAx

Giles Walger | OODAx

What if breaking into the federal market didn’t have to be a bureaucratic nightmare? In this episode of Amplified CEO, Richard Stroupe sits down with Giles Walger — retired Marine, former AWS mission engineering lead, and founder of OODAx — to talk about what it really takes for startups to succeed in the world of defense and government contracting. From warfighter needs at the edge to the pain points of procurement, Giles shares lessons from his military career, his time at Amazon Web Servic...

What if breaking into the federal market didn’t have to be a bureaucratic nightmare?

In this episode of Amplified CEO, Richard Stroupe sits down with Giles Walger — retired Marine, former AWS mission engineering lead, and founder of OODAx — to talk about what it really takes for startups to succeed in the world of defense and government contracting.

From warfighter needs at the edge to the pain points of procurement, Giles shares lessons from his military career, his time at Amazon Web Services, and his work advising early-stage tech companies. If you’re building solutions for the federal space — or even thinking about it — this episode is your playbook for moving faster, staying compliant, and actually getting funded.

https://www.oodax.net/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-walger/

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