The Pilot Trap: Why an SDVOSB Founder Refuses the VA’s Favorite Word | Michael Schmitt
He spent half a million dollars of his own money, put his platform inside the VA’s own cloud, and then told the government he didn’t want a pilot. In this Success After Service episode, a 100% service-disabled Marine explains why refusing the pilot is the whole strategy.
In this Success After Service special episode of GovCon Unscripted, Mike Schmitt retired from the Marine Corps in 2004, spent years in medical devices at Medtronic, and then did something few small-business owners attempt: he self-funded a clinical toxicology lab, built his own laboratory information system, and stood it up…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.