Agtech - So What?

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Aidan Connolly is the CEO of Cainthus, and agtech startup using cameras and machine learning to help farmers make better decisions. Before that, Aidan helped Alltech grow from $24 million to $2.3 billion. During that time he was, among many things, Director of the Pearse Lyons Accelerator where he saw hundreds of agtech startups in all different sectors.
Aidan shares his insights on:

  • What it's like to go from a global agribusiness to a startup
  • How cameras are transforming agriculture
  • How to get engineers off the keyboard and onto the farms they're trying to help
  • Why it's so important for farmers to help entrepreneurs, even when it's frustrating

For more from Aidan, check out:
  • Aidan on LinkedIn
  • Aidan on Twitter
  • Aidan on Forbes
  • Cainthus

Other resources:
  • HBR on the average age of successful founders

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