

Build, Repeat. (A Paces Podcast)
Paces
Deep discussions with those who are helping us build our way out of climate change.
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Apr 20, 2021 • 38min
Cleaning Up Manure Lagoons! - E41
Really great to chat with Karen Schuett, co-founder and CEO of Livestock Water Recycling (LWR), a company cleaning up manure lagoons and reducing the climate footprint of farms! We discussed the multiple pivots along the way, why manure lagoons have such a massive impact on climate, their approach to working with farmers, the importance of good data to their technology, why agtech is so exciting right now and much more!https://carbotnic.com/lwr ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James Karen is also a new member of Canada's Clean 50 list! https://clean50.com/honourees/karen-schuett/ Paces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Apr 13, 2021 • 45min
Regenerative Practices and Climate Goals - E40
Fantastic podcast with Cees Jan Hollander, Global Farming Expertise Manager at Danone! We discussed how companies like Danone can best reach climate goals, the central role that regenerative farming practices play in decarbonization, how best to approach measuring impact, his thoughts on engaging farmers with new practices, how dairy is changing with the rise of alternative milks and much more!https://carbotnic.com/hollander ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James #startup #cleantechPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Apr 6, 2021 • 41min
Upcycling with Global Impact - E39
Fantastic conversation with Joshua Shefner, co-founder and CEO of Agricycle Global, a company Upcycling natural fruit overabundance and diverting food waste into healthy, all-natural brands you love! We discussed their fascinating founding story which hops from Jamaica to Panama to Uganda, their pivots along the way, how they built a community of thousands of farmers through word of mouth, their impact on climate change, how they are impacting rural poverty, the challenges in building a global team and much more!https://carbotnic.com/agricycle ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James#startup #cleantechPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Mar 30, 2021 • 37min
#MapMyApple - E38
It was a true pleasure to chat with David Blazevski, co-founder and CEO of Fresh Agriculture Technologies, a company that uses data science to predict when crops like apples are at risk of disease! We discussed the various ways of building trust with farmers and agronomists, how a research project with Cornel was a game changer, the climate impact of their product, the different go to market strategies they explored, what comes next after apples, building a company in Serbia and much more!https://carbotnic.com/ ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James #startup #cleantechPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Mar 23, 2021 • 38min
Healthy and Happy Bees - E37
It was a true pleasure to chat with Fiona Edwards Murphy, co-founder and CEO of ApisProtect, a company using advanced sensors and data science to keep beehives healthy and productive! We discussed what colony collapse disorder is and why helping prevent is so important, the impact bees have on food and agriculture, the importance of getting a startup’s technology team in front of users (even if it means bee stings!), the state of sensor and data science technology today, building a company in Ireland and much more!https://carbotnic.com/apisprotect ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James #startup #cleantechPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Mar 16, 2021 • 34min
Making the complex, simple! - E36
Fantastic podcast with Dmitry Dementiev, co-founder of GeoPard Agriculture, a company simplifying precision farming with data rich maps! We discussed how a weekly basketball game was key to their founding story, what it like to go through a startup acquisition, how their product helps farmers understand their farms better, the relationship between sustainability and agronomy and much more!https://carbotnic.com/geopard ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James #startup #cleantechPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Mar 9, 2021 • 36min
Satellites and API farmers! - E35
Really great to speak with Robert Schmitt, co-founder and CEO of Vultus, a company working to eliminate waste in farming with satellite based recommendations! We discussed how they pivoted away from being a drone startup to focus on satellites, why now is such a great time to access satellite data, their approach to building APIs, the timelines it takes to get traction in agtech, the tradeoffs of grant vs venture funding and much more!https://carbotnic.com/vultus ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! James#startup #cleantechPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Mar 2, 2021 • 37min
Reducing Food Waste With Ripeness Sensors - E34
Fascinating podcast with Katherine co-founder and CEO of Strella Biotechnology, a startup reducing waste across food supply chains with their advanced ripeness sensors! We discussed how Katherine founded Strella while still in university, how they combined molecular biology with IoT sensors to produce such a unique product, their approach to raising capital, how their MVP saved an early user from losing $600K worth of apples, tips on managing employees and more! ------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! JamesPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Feb 23, 2021 • 40min
Infrastructure for a Sustainable Economy - E33
Great to catch up with Brennan Spellacy, CEO and cofounder of Patch, a platform for negative emissions who just announced a $4.5m raise led by a16z! We discussed how businesses can integrate with Patch's API to take carbon out of the air, how they leveraged existing relationships to get their first users, the range of carbon sequestration technologies they work with, how their business model works, why it is so important to share losses as well as wins to encourage more people to become startup founders and much more!------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! JamesPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?

Feb 16, 2021 • 38min
#WeSeeInsects - E32
Fascinating conversation with Frederik Taarnhøj cofounder of FaunaPhotonics, a startup with advanced insect monitoring technology for agriculture. We discussed the importance of paternity leave to the early days of FaunaPhotonics, how they developed their early sensor prototypes, what they learned working with farmers on trials, the positive sustainability impacts their technology has on farming, why Denmark is a fascinating country for agtech startups and much more!------If you want to support the podcast there are two amazing ways!Subscribe to the Carbotnic patreon Rate 5 stars on AppleThanks so much! JamesPaces helps developers find and evaluate the sites most suitable for renewable development. Interested in a call with James, CEO @ Paces?


