An Interview with Jano Costard, Head of Challenges at SPRIN-D

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The Spotify version of today’s episode can be found at this link.Today’s piece is an interview with Jano Costard, Head of Challenges at SPRIN-D — which some call “a German ARPA.” The interview will give readers (or listeners) a peek inside the SPRIN-D experiment, from the perspective of one of its leaders. It should be a particularly interesting listen for those who aspire to be PMs of ARPA-style organizations, procedural nerds in the R&D community, and those who simply want to understand what i...

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