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Actually he didn't exactly 'work for Monsanto', he founded WeatherBill/The Climate Corporation, which was acquired by Monsanto in 2013 (for 1.1Bn!). Presumably
by Tinyyy 10y ago
Actually he didn't exactly 'work for Monsanto', he founded WeatherBill/The Climate Corporation, which was acquired by Monsanto in 2013 (for 1.1Bn!). Presumably he was 'resting and vesting' until his exit in 2015.
- bootload 10y agothx @Tinyyy, that throws this article [0] in a totally different light. Wonder if any of that technology is going to be x-ferred to Eatsa? [0] https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/14/founders-fund-leads-the-climate-corporations-colossal-50m-funding-round/ https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/14/founders-fund-leads-the-cl...
- monodeldiablo 10y agoThere's no relevant technology to transfer. Besides, I believe Monsanto are quietly winding down their acquisition. Does Climate even sell insurance anymore? Last I heard, they're just a glorified app development studio for Monsanto. $1.1B didn't buy them much West Coast street cred after all.
- bootload 10y ago"There's no relevant technology to transfer." Did you read the article? The grain is grown in one of the harshest environments known a long way from markets. Any technology that allows farmers insight into their crops would benefit them, the supply chain and customers.
- monodeldiablo 10y agoI worked there. I'll reiterate: there's no relevant technology to transfer. Monsanto quietly shut down Climate's product line.
- bootload 10y ago"I worked there." Hard to verify, but I'll take your word for it. Thanks for the inside comments.
- monodeldiablo 10y agoNot quite resting. He's something of a militant vegetarian, so he bought a huge chunk of the North American quinoa production and then launched this thing.