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How Lemming VCs Cause Venture Recessions

Mucker Lab

The expected lull between “seed” and “harvest”. So when an investment thesis becomes popular, when a new technology becomes available, when a new media consumption platform becomes dominant, if we believe in the trend, we have to “seed” an investment within the first three years and hope to “harvest” 5–10 years later.

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10 Examples of Remote Sensing Applications

The Startup Magazine

But how do people apply remote sensing opportunities to various processes across different verticals? Planning and monitoring of field activities (plowing, seeding, harvesting, irrigation). Satellite imagery is now available and affordable via numerous software and can be easily accessed online. Gas & Oil.

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SXSW Startups: UbiGro

Austin Startup

From security inks to sunlight harvesting with windows, your product range is wide. UbiQD’s sunlight harvesting windows use quantum dots to turn solar energy into electricity. One worked at a different quantum dot startup based in the UK that’s now publicly traded, another built a vertically integrated cannabis company in Oregon.

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What Happens to Farming When Water Is 10x More Expensive & Labor Is Scarce?

Hunter Walker

Our beliefs about water supply and where crops will be grown informed our investment in Bowery Farming , now one of the leading indoor vertical agriculture startups. Even when you can grow, can you harvest? Bowery uses no pesticides and 95% less water to grow its leafy green crops in industrial-scale urban facilities.

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Episode 93: Revolutionizing Produce & Profitability with Greg Eisenbeis

Mike Michalowicz

Website: www.eisengineering.com If you need help “industrializing” your machine or help with our vertical garden (specifically in the areas of hydroponics, engineering, and restaurant sales) please contact us through our website. Gone are the days of weeks old produce before you get access… think 2 hours. Show Links.

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Let's Fire Our Customers

Steve Blank

When a startup finds a repeatable sales process and steadily increasing revenue, its investors wants to harvest the rewards and build a culture of “execution.” However, if the founder is still running the company, the last thing he wants is a company complacent with day-to-day execution.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: AVA Byte

Austin Startup

The patent-pending AVA Byte knows exactly what you’re growing and will adapt the light and water schedule to nurture the harvest. This track brings together founders and funders and showcases exciting new companies, products, services, and business models across different verticals and industries.

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