Problem - Solution

If cows were a country, they would rank third in greenhouse gas emissions. Right after China and the United States. Meat production is notoriously bad for our planet in many ways. But there may be a solution many are missing. And it's right under our feet. Insect protein can help alleviate a lot of the problems caused by the meat industry.  Eating insects is common, in many parts of world. But to go mainstream in North America, a lot will have to overcome an aversion to eating bugs. Maybe a good place to start is with people's pets. In this episode I speak with Danielle Lowe from Doodlebug Pet Food. We cover: Where insect aversion comes from Benefits of eating insect protein Pivoting a business early on Why you should start a business while in university / college How common meat intolerance is for dogs Should vegetarians eat insects?

If you've ever watched a Boston dynamics video, you might see a robot dog that can open doors or a humanoid robot that can do back flips, that can do parkour. It's amazing. But what is the point of these robots? Well, they are drones. They're unmanned vehicles that allow us to take our eyes and our hands and move them to different places where we may not be able to so easily get to. Drone technology is evolving rapidly. Bringing many new types of drones. And the number of places where we can take our eyes to, or bring our hands to is just so much more than we could before. My guest today is Joel Batters from Lone Drone Solutions and Joel was early into the drone game back when it was mostly just a hobby for rich people who could afford these, but as the technology evolved and the applications evolved, he evolved the kind of services that his business offers. We talk, among other things, about: How Joel started his business How a chance encounter helped him find his co-founder New exciting uses of drone tech

From selling extra hay on Facebook Marketplace to creating a tech-enabled supply-chain. Mike Tyler shows that you don't have to know what you're doing from the beginning. You just have to find a problem, then get started on building your solution. In this episode, we discuss: - The very simple beginnings of My Hay Farm (now Allagro) and the evolution of the company - Dealing with massive flooding and all highways being severed - Why it's useful to face adversity in your business - Avoiding over-planning your business - Why investors love subscriptions - How Mike thinks Allagro can be the future Amazon of farm supply

This podcast is all about problems in the world and how innovative startups were formed in order to solve them. You'll hear the stories of founders trying to bring their startup to life. Including that moment where they saw the problem clearly, the hurdles they went through in crafting the solution and the pivots often needed to make things work.