Training Data · Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Nick Noone shares his formative experience at Palantir, where he learned the value of forward-deployed engineering. This experience directly influenced the founding of Paragon, a company that aims to leverage technology to impact cities and communities positively.
“Nick, you ran Palantir's Socom unit. You deployed into dangerous, high-stakes intelligence operations in the Middle East.”
“Palantir was a really fun experience and a really formative one because, um, before joining the company, I had no idea what this concept of forward deployed engineering meant.”
“And so there's these two kind of truths that I learned when I was an early forward deployed engineer and that we try to embrace as we build our company...”