<p>How do you join a company and lead from the day one? And how do you do that when you come from a completely different work experience than your startup?  Trevor Thompson of TerraClear had a 14 year career in the Navy, including a decade as a Navy Seal,  and is now president of #agtech company, <a href= "https://www.terraclear.com/">TerraClear.</a> He talks to investor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisalacava/">Elisa LaCava</a> about the opportunity for companies to hire experienced veterans and how the company is executing on its mission to make a farmer’s life a little bit easier with their rock picker robot.   </p>

How do you join a company and lead from the day one? And how do you do that when you come from a completely different work experience than your startup? Trevor Thompson of TerraClear had a 14 year career in the Navy, including a decade as a Navy Seal, and is now president of #agtech company, TerraClear. He talks to investor Elisa LaCava about the opportunity for companies to hire experienced veterans and how the company is executing on its mission to make a farmer’s life a little bit easier with their rock picker robot.

<p>How do you join a company and lead from the day one? And how do you do that when you come from a completely different work experience than your startup?&nbsp; Trevor Thompson of TerraClear had a 14 year career in the Navy, including a decade as a Navy Seal, &nbsp;and is now president of #agtech company, <a href="https://www.terraclear.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TerraClear.</a> He talks to investor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisalacava/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elisa LaCava</a> about the opportunity for companies to hire experienced veterans and how the company is executing on its mission to make a farmer’s life a little bit easier with their rock picker robot. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Trevor Thompson of TerraClear on Leadership, AgTech and Building for Farmers

Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative. 

With more than 25 years of investing in early-stage technology companies, Madrona has worked with founders from day one to help build their company for the long run. We invest in seed and Series A  companies in the Pacific Northwest building across the information technology spectrum and in Acceleration (B and beyond) stage companies building with AI, regardless of geography.

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Listen to conversations between Madrona investors and entrepreneurs, founders, and startup personalities who talk about some of the key moments in building a company. Designed to give would-be founders and others interested in working with or for startups a view into the struggle and the lessons learned, these conversations are informal and informative. With more than 25 years of investing in early-stage technology companies, Madrona has worked with founders from day one to help build their company for the long run. We invest in seed and Series A companies in the Pacific Northwest building across the information technology spectrum and in Acceleration (B and beyond) stage companies building with AI, regardless of geography.

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