Mark Scianna

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VC investing @forward_deploy | Former FDE @PalantirTech | National Park chaser

SF Bay Area deployed.vc Joined October 2009

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Mark Scianna @markscianna Sep 17, 2025

I teamed up with my friends @peraspera__us on a new engineering field manual for winning at the edge.

Special thanks to @bobmcgrewai, @barrald, @chadwahl, and Colin Anderson — their writing and talks about Forward Deployed Engineering @PalantirTech inspired much of this piece and are cited throughout.

👇 Link in comments below.

Mark Scianna @markscianna 6d

Proud to be a Delta!

Michael Shafer @shaferica 6d

19 years ago today, on November 3, 2007, the world’s first Forward Deployed Engineering team was born at Palantir via one email from @ssankar.

I have it saved to this day!

Today, FDEs exist in hundreds if not thousands of other organizations.

Happy 19th birthday to all you Deltas out there, either in our home bases of Rivendell, the Shire, etc, or beyond Middle Earth. 🎂

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Mark Scianna @markscianna 6d

I miss the Palantir all-hands so much! At least we have quarterly earnings calls to scratch the itch.

Jawwwn Verified account @Jawwwn Nov 2

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says their CRO was so busy this last quarter that he couldn’t leave his car:

“I was about to send over a bottle. So he could like, take care of nature.”

“I’m not exaggerating.”

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Mark Scianna @markscianna Nov 2

Huge Cape news!

Cape Verified account @CapeCellular Nov 2

Cape is now an Apple Authorized Reseller. With iOS 27.2, Cape is baked into a carrier bundle, a configuration that tells iPhone how to behave on our network, and gives Cape iPhone users a first-class experience.

Learn more what experiences are unlocked by the carrier bundle: bit.ly/4f2xqu5
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Mark Scianna @markscianna Oct 30

Can't find the fellas on here, so I guess I'll retweet these guys instead. Congrats Salesforce (and Rune!)

Salesforce @salesforce Oct 29

We have signed an agreement to acquire Rune Technologies, bringing purpose-built super intelligence to logistics at the tactical edge

Together, we'll connect frontline operations with enterprise workflows to strengthen mission readiness, even with limited connectivity

More: sforce.co/4i92V7W
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