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Ep202 – Josh Ball (Co-founder – Farmers Pick) on using tech to save 7 million kg of food waste


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    Ep202 – Josh Ball (Co-founder – Farmers Pick) on using tech to save 7 million kg of food waste
    • December 19, 2024
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    • My guest for Ep202 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was the Co-founder of Farmers Pick, Josh Ball.

      Farmers Pick helps save food waste by rescuing wonky food that is often discarded by supermarkets and making it available to order by consumers.

      Since launching in 2020, they have saved 7 million kilograms of produce and the company now has 120 employees and generated $16M in revenue last year. 

      In this interview we covered a range of topics including:

      • The importance of having a strong mission and values to help guide strategic business decisions
      • balancing frugality with 100% YoY growth
      • Why they decided to go down the equity crowdfunding path rather than raising from traditional VC funds
      • Scaling storytelling to both their staff and to their customers
      • And much more!
      • Timestamps:
        • 1:45 Josh’s background
        • 7:12 The origin story of Farmers Pick
        • 12:29 How he validated the initial idea
        • 18:27 The operational complexities of growing a physical goods business
        • 27:52 Finding the balance between focussing on new customers vs expansion of existing customers
        • 29:50 Using social media to grow the brand
        • 31:05 The decision to crowdfund vs raise venture capital
        • 35:29 Negotiation advice
        • 37:41 Making sure the vision/mission stays consistent across whole company as you grow
        • 42:43 Thinking about expansion
        • 48:04 How his role has evolved as the business has grown
        • 54:00 Staying out of the weeds and making strategic decisions
        • 55:40 What’s next for Farmers Pick
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          Links mentioned:
          Josh’s links:
          • Josh’s LinkedIn
          • Farmers Pick
          • People mentioned:
            • Joshua Brooks-Duncan
            • Simon Griffiths
            • Adrian Osman
            • Companies mentioned:
              • PromisePay
              • Xero
              • Misfits Market
              • Who Gives A Crap
              • MILKRUN
              • Playbook Ventures
              • me&u
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