10 Rules Every Founder Should Know: Inside Anduril’s Secret Comms Strategy w/ Lulu Cheng Meservey and Trae Stepens

Pirate Wires

In this episode, Mike Solana is joined by Lulu Cheng Meservey and Trae Stephens to discuss effective comms strategy. Trae Stephens is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder of Anduril. Lulu is the former comms at Activision Blizzard and Substack and is the Co-Founder of TrailRunner.

Lulu breaks down her 10 rules that helped shape Anduril into the multi-billion dollar company it is today and navigate through some of the lowest PR moments. This is an inside look into a company that you won’t find anywhere else. You can also read Lulu’s full piece in Pirate Wires linked below

Featuring Mike Solana, Lulu Cheng Meservey, Trae Stephens

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https://www.piratewires.com/p/anduril-comms-strategy-early-days?f=home

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Trae and Lulu To The Show! Like & Subscribe!

2:30 - Overview of Lulu's Piece In Pirate Wires

3:50 - The Beginning Of Anduril

8:00 - Getting Kicked Out Of An Uber - How Lulu Approached Comms Issues At Anduril

14:00 - Going Through Lulu's 10 Rules

14:15 - Start With The Ends

30:15 - The Inner Circle Comes First & Win Over Tribal Elders

42:00 - Building Your Own Audience To Fight Back

48:00 - How Founders Can Navigate Comms

51:30 - Repeating The Mission Over & Over Again

58:15 - Act Like An Insurgent, Not An Incumbent

1:01:30 - Reacting To Google's Comms Nightmare With Gemeni AI

1:07:15 - There Is No Peacetime - Someone Is Always Coming For You If You're Succeeding

1:10:00 - Thanks Lulu & Trae For Joining! Subscribe Or D**