Garrett Langley of Flock Safety on building technology to solve crime

Garrett Langley is the founder and CEO of Flock Safety, a public safety operating system that helps communities and law enforcement eliminate crime. He sits down with John to discuss why most crime is opportunistic, how Flock helps clear over one million crimes a year, and the engineering challenges of building solar-powered cameras and autonomous drones. They cover the shifting landscape of criminal technology, why hardware requires making "one-way door" decisions, and his vision for a future where technology prevents crime before it happens.

Timestamps
(00:00:19) Flock

(00:19:51) Safety vs privacy

(00:23:54) Crime and technology

(00:32:36) Crime rates

(00:43:56) Corporate security

(00:52:16) Stripe Radar

(00:52:54) Competitive landscape

(01:02:41) Drones

(01:09:01) The Flock business

(01:11:39) Building hardware

(01:20:01) Cameras

(01:25:17) PD procurement

(01:32:56) Building your own drones

(01:40:52) What’s next for Flock?

Books:

The Digital Silk Road: https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Silk-Road-Chinas-Future/dp/0063046288

Boyd: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boyd-Fighter-Pilot-Who-Changed/dp/0316796883