Topic: George Tenet

Greg Carlwood reflects on the 7Cs interview and discusses the origins of Palantir. He confirms that Palantir was funded by In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm started by former CIA Director George Tenet. The segment highlights the "cringy" pop-culture naming conventions used by the company, such as their "Gotham" subdivision for compartmentalizing government data.

Sir William Stephenson, code-named Intrepid, is identified as a primary architect of the CIA and the inspiration for James Bond. Former CIA Director George Tenet credited Stephenson with lobbying President Roosevelt to create a centralized intelligence service under William "Wild Bill" Donovan. The OSS, which became the CIA, was heavily influenced by Stephenson's British intelligence methods.