I guess it is all well and good to call out liars and fraudsters, but you seem to really have it out for folks who dreamt big and just simply, well, failed. Where is Boundari Inc. on this list? (Didn't dream big enough? Didn't fail hard enough? I had to query the ND Secretary of State to see if you still were an active firm). Maybe you should spend your time building something worthy like your dad did (very hard to do) as opposed to taking pot shots (easy and gratifying, I get it, but it does not move the industry forward).
Thanks for the comments and you are right to a point that I have it out to an extent to some of these groups, but the thing is if you were apart of some of the conversations where I have been with some of these you would get it. If they can't take criticism then I don't know what to say then. I've also heard countless stories from others, many of whom have reached out to me recently to confirm these issues. I'm trying to call out the crap because no one does and many are tired of it. It's helped ruin other companies, screwed over investors and employees tied to these, put false perception in the hands of growers, and at times put the market market. I have no issue in talking about truth and adding my flavor to it since I experienced it first hand. As for Boundri, the Inc. part was closed for different reasons, none bad, but actually I'm in the midst of building something as we speak with that name so bringing that up I guess you must know all. I'm sorry you don't feel the same way and I'm assuming we probably know each other but at the end of the day its a free country and I can speak to things however I want. My dad gets that and most of what I write are the same frustrations he's experienced and some that he's openly talked about. I will disagree with you that it doesn't move the industry forward. What some of these groups did didn't move the industry forward, it made it a mess. I mainly talk about it so others don't do the same so things can move forward in a better way. There is a reason many investment groups and other AgTech groups that have recently reached out to me to help them or just to say they like my newsletter because it helps them so there is that. Overall, I can take the criticism and disagreement as it is. I'm sure it won't be the last, but I'll tell you. I'm not stopping anytime soon. Thanks for reading.
Howdy. Not trying to stop you, just asking you to try to be a kinder, more empathetic person when discussing others' failures. Would agree with you that pointing out folks who oversold and did not meet expectations does indeed drive the industry forward. However, using bombastic language and analogy calling oversellers frauds (e.g. your previous article) all in order to what, drive clicks and create a funnel for your consulting business? seems like a low price for your integrity. Be better. I know you can, I see it in your earlier content and have seen it in my interactions with you.
Regarding Farmlogs, maybe the the mindshift was a contributor but not necessarily the primary challenge, the biggest hurdles for all in the space, not just specific to Farmlogs but to all innovators in the industry is 1) Awareness, cutting through the noise which requires significant investment in a thin market which leads to problem 2) Thin market, you roughly have 100K Corn and Soy Farmers in the USA and if you broaden the aperture for relevant crops it might be 250K farmers which is not a very large customer base when you consider traditional SaaS businesses which leads to problem 3) traction / value returned which requires often data access which is a major friction point that becomes compounded by a business model that supports the proper ROI. So while the items you describe could be contributors more often what's been observed is AgTech in general often struggling to provide meaningful value at an operational cost that allows a business to strive.
Brilliant reading and all so true. Business models are the key to succeeding in agtech. The input data is everywhere. Be interesting to hear your thoughts about weather analytics
Thanks. Well, weather is a different beast but it depends on the context of the product. Some have a better feel to them as they also have a physical component with a station or sensor. The ones using just the open data though have had some struggles yet people still want to know the weather in general so it's a toss up. I'll write more on this I suppose down the road
I guess it is all well and good to call out liars and fraudsters, but you seem to really have it out for folks who dreamt big and just simply, well, failed. Where is Boundari Inc. on this list? (Didn't dream big enough? Didn't fail hard enough? I had to query the ND Secretary of State to see if you still were an active firm). Maybe you should spend your time building something worthy like your dad did (very hard to do) as opposed to taking pot shots (easy and gratifying, I get it, but it does not move the industry forward).
Thanks for the comments and you are right to a point that I have it out to an extent to some of these groups, but the thing is if you were apart of some of the conversations where I have been with some of these you would get it. If they can't take criticism then I don't know what to say then. I've also heard countless stories from others, many of whom have reached out to me recently to confirm these issues. I'm trying to call out the crap because no one does and many are tired of it. It's helped ruin other companies, screwed over investors and employees tied to these, put false perception in the hands of growers, and at times put the market market. I have no issue in talking about truth and adding my flavor to it since I experienced it first hand. As for Boundri, the Inc. part was closed for different reasons, none bad, but actually I'm in the midst of building something as we speak with that name so bringing that up I guess you must know all. I'm sorry you don't feel the same way and I'm assuming we probably know each other but at the end of the day its a free country and I can speak to things however I want. My dad gets that and most of what I write are the same frustrations he's experienced and some that he's openly talked about. I will disagree with you that it doesn't move the industry forward. What some of these groups did didn't move the industry forward, it made it a mess. I mainly talk about it so others don't do the same so things can move forward in a better way. There is a reason many investment groups and other AgTech groups that have recently reached out to me to help them or just to say they like my newsletter because it helps them so there is that. Overall, I can take the criticism and disagreement as it is. I'm sure it won't be the last, but I'll tell you. I'm not stopping anytime soon. Thanks for reading.
Howdy. Not trying to stop you, just asking you to try to be a kinder, more empathetic person when discussing others' failures. Would agree with you that pointing out folks who oversold and did not meet expectations does indeed drive the industry forward. However, using bombastic language and analogy calling oversellers frauds (e.g. your previous article) all in order to what, drive clicks and create a funnel for your consulting business? seems like a low price for your integrity. Be better. I know you can, I see it in your earlier content and have seen it in my interactions with you.
Regarding Farmlogs, maybe the the mindshift was a contributor but not necessarily the primary challenge, the biggest hurdles for all in the space, not just specific to Farmlogs but to all innovators in the industry is 1) Awareness, cutting through the noise which requires significant investment in a thin market which leads to problem 2) Thin market, you roughly have 100K Corn and Soy Farmers in the USA and if you broaden the aperture for relevant crops it might be 250K farmers which is not a very large customer base when you consider traditional SaaS businesses which leads to problem 3) traction / value returned which requires often data access which is a major friction point that becomes compounded by a business model that supports the proper ROI. So while the items you describe could be contributors more often what's been observed is AgTech in general often struggling to provide meaningful value at an operational cost that allows a business to strive.
Brilliant reading and all so true. Business models are the key to succeeding in agtech. The input data is everywhere. Be interesting to hear your thoughts about weather analytics
Thanks. Well, weather is a different beast but it depends on the context of the product. Some have a better feel to them as they also have a physical component with a station or sensor. The ones using just the open data though have had some struggles yet people still want to know the weather in general so it's a toss up. I'll write more on this I suppose down the road