This week, hosts Tim Ryan and Zack Miller sit down with Carl Palme, Founder and CEO of Boundless Robotics, a company that combines hydroponics, AI, and robotics into one to help customers solve the difficulties of growing at home. Watch this week's episode to hear about how Carl got started, is solving a problem within the cannabis industry, how robotics and AI can help anyone grow at home, and much more!

Tim Ryan is an angel investor and the Executive Director of StartWheel, an organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with resources in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

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Zack Miller is a serial entrepreneur and author of Anomaly, a guide on differentiating yourself and your business from the crowd.

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Show notes:

(0:00) Introducing Carl Palme

(2:36) What is Boundless Robotics and Annaboto?

(6:30) Starting Boundless Robotics + Inspiration

(9:40) What is included with the Annaboto + Design

(14:35) Using AI to help grow + Product overview

(20:56) Recurring revenue

(27:15) Data collected + Security

(30:57) Carl's background

(36:46) Changing the stigma of cannabis

(49:12) Funding and raising money

(57:30) Future of cannabis + conclusion

Companies Mentioned:

Boundless Robotics: https://annaboto.com/

WeFunder: https://wefunder.com/boundless.robotics

Jefferson Lab: https://www.jlab.org/

White House Marijuana Reform: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/06/statement-from-president-biden-on-marijuana-reform/

Rachel Cossar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-cossar

Crunchy Hydration: https://crunchyhydration.com/

Starbucks: https://www.starbucks.com/

Lime: https://www.li.me/

FanDuel: https://www.fanduel.com/

DraftKings: https://www.draftkings.com/

BudLight: https://www.budlight.com/

About Carl Palme & Boundless Robotics

Carl is a seasoned product executive with 10+ years of experience developing products for the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence industries and specializes in making products that solve urgent problems and are easy to use by anyone. He is the CEO and Founder of Boundless Robotics, which he started in September 2019.

"With the aim to destigmatize access to this valuable plant, my colleagues and I used our backgrounds in robotics and Artificial Intelligence to solve all the difficult aspects of growing at home, developing a beautiful, highly efficient machine we've named Annaboto". Annaboto is an automated cannabis growing machine that enables everyone to grow safe, organic, high-quality cannabis at home, with absolutely no previous growing experience needed. All you have to do is add water and admire your green thumb!

Learn More: https://www.thinkingoutsidethebud.com/podcast/257-carl-palme & https://annaboto.com/our-story

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Social Media:

Carl Palme

https://annaboto.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlpalme/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/boundlessrobotics/

Instagram: @hello_annaboto (https://www.instagram.com/hello_annaboto)

Tim Ryan

https://www.startwheel.org

Twitter (personal): @ryantnt (https://twitter.com/ryantnt)

Twitter: @StartWheel (https://twitter.com/StartWheel)

LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryantnt/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/startwheel-org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StartWheel

Zack Miller

https://www.zackmillersays.com

Twitter: @zackmillersays (https://twitter.com/zackmillersays)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zackmillersays

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