How ocean farming can solve world hunger with Alora CEO Luke Young | E1698 episode artwork

EPISODE · Mar 14, 2023 · 40 MIN

How ocean farming can solve world hunger with Alora CEO Luke Young | E1698

from This Week in Startups · host Jason Calacanis

Alora CEO and Co-Founder Luke Young joins Molly to discuss ocean agriculture and the ability to grow crops offshore (1:17). They discuss the progression of engineering that has propelled Alora’s innovations (11:55) and the challenges of growing at sea (21:53). (0:00) Intro! (1:17) Alora’s mission and technological advancements (5:46) Mitigation and adaptation (7:58) The first taste test (10:25) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (11:55) Alora’s progression and timeline (16:26) Designing infrastructure and engineering fertilizer (20:25) LMNT - Get a free sample pack with any purchase at http://drinklmnt.com/TWIST (21:53) Challenges of growing on the ocean (26:14) Alora’s Business Model (28:56) Fennel - Join the fennel waitlist now and get your first month free at http://fennel.com/twist (30:10) Salt tolerance (35:17) Alora’s Customer and cost of development FOLLOW Luke: https://twitter.com/lukeheatonyoung FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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