Aidan Connolly, president of AgriTech Capital, joins Editor Walt Cooley in this episode. This is an exclusive interview and a follow-up to the Global Dairy Tech Startup Spotlight which was held in the first part of October 2020. Connolly played a critical role in pulling the event together. Connolly talks more about dairy tech startups and their role in the industry in the next five years.
Episode breakdown:
- ~2:00 – Describe what keeps you busy every day.
- ~3:00 – Describe in brief what the Global Dairy Tech Startup Spotlight is.
- ~5:30 – What’s your top-level takeaway (or two) from the Global Dairy Tech Startup Spotlight if a farmer missed the event?
- ~7:15 – What did you personally learn or discover from the event that was new?
- ~9:00 – What’s one company or technology category that didn’t participate that you wished would have?
- ~10:30 – What do you hope the event accomplished?
- ~12:30 – What is the role of technology in the future of dairy farming?
- ~14:15 – What missteps of dairy tech startups have you seen and tried to avoid?
- ~17:00 – What are the stages of progression for a dairy tech startup?
- ~20:00 – How can farmers and tech companies better get on the same page to accelerate tech adoption in the dairy industry?
- ~22:00 – Explain the idea of meeting a “screaming need” that dairy tech companies are chasing.
- ~24:45 – How do the dairy industry’s recent slim margins affect technology adoption?
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