Podcasts about dronebase

Rosemary and Allen are shocked by the EU stopping over 30 offshore wind projects in Denmark. In the UK, a variety of policy decisions exasperates wind developers. The new US green policy tsar unloads on Europe and creates chaos. Edge Solutions' new leading edge protection solution (Armour Edge) may change the industry. SGRE reopens their Kansas nacelle plant and Arcosa wins $750M in new orders. Zeitview (formerly DroneBase) raises $55M. And, our Wind Farm of the Week is the Sweetland Wind Farm in South Dakota! Visit Pardalote Consulting at https://www.pardaloteconsulting.com Wind Power Lab - https://windpowerlab.com Weather Guard Lightning Tech - www.weatherguardwind.com Intelstor - https://www.intelstor.com Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Uptime 157 Allen Hall: Rosemary, you just got back from fully charged live in Australia, in Sydney, in the, in the big. How did that go?  Rosemary Barnes: I think there were like 15,000 people-ish there. And yeah, the live sessions were mostly packed with all seats filled and a few rows deep of, of standing people for, for most of the sessions that I did. And it was actually, it was. Time that I got a chance to, you know, meet a lot of the, the viewers of YouTube channel. And it's funny because, you know, like YouTube attracts a, attracts quite introverted people I think because you just, you know, like I just sit in my office and make videos on my smartphone and I was a bit surprised that you know, that can lead to people. Interested enough to, you know, stand in line and, and wait to talk to me. Enjoyed the show and I'm looking forward to next year. They've already, yeah, already announced that they're coming  Allen Hall: back next year. Wow, that's fantastic. Well, just like the fully charged live event, it was packed full of people. This week's uptime is packed full of news. And a, a couple of different things here. And we we're getting a lot of requests to do more news from the European Union. So we have today is your day. And some of those top items are Denmark is being stopped by the EU on about 30 wind farms because it's possibly violated some EU law. So it's putting a. Denmark offshore, wind on hold for the moment. And, and in the UK there's a lot of concerns about funding an investment for a number of offshore wind projects and onshore solar projects because the economy is just a little bit in chaos and, and there's too many forces at play at the moment. And meanwhile, the United States, cause this has to do with the eu, the Clean Energy Czar in the United States is sort of telling off the eu. And I'm not sure that's a good idea because I thought we were all partners in.  Rosemary Barnes: And then we're gonna talk about maybe a consequence of ira, which is a Siemens CESA wind farm opening or, you know, coming out from its moth balling in the US and at the same time closing one in Brazil. And then we're gonna talk about our leading edge protection solution, which is just finished a, a big rollout on a wind farm in Europe.  Allen Hall: And we take a look down in New Mexico where Aosa is announced a $750 million. Order. For Towers down in the southwest of the United States. And then we also take a, a quick look back at Drone Base, which is now Zeit View and the 55 million they received in funding our Wind Farm of the week. You have to listen to the end of the program and hear it, but it's based in South Dakota. So if you're in South Dakota listening, make sure you listen because you may be the wind farmer of the week.

Uptime sits down with Chris Cieslak of BladeBug to discuss the latest additions to their revolutionary crawling robot platform. Then, Greg Lorenz of DroneBase lays out the latest in world-wide wind turbine imagery and data management. BladeBug - https://www.bladebug.co.uk DroneBase - https://dronebase.com/industries/wind Visit Pardalote Consulting at https://www.pardaloteconsulting.com Wind Power Lab - https://windpowerlab.com Weather Guard Lightning Tech - www.weatherguardwind.com Intelstor - https://www.intelstor.com Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes' YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Allen Hall: This is a special bonus episode of the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. Listeners to the podcast know we love to speak with the movers and shakers in the wind industry, and while attending the Wind Industry Hamburg Exhibition, Joel and I sat down with a number of terrific guests. And now we are bringing them to you. Our faithful listeners. First up is Chris Che, director at Blade Bug, and Chris brings us the latest news on the Blade Bug Inspection Robot and how Blade Bug is the perfect solution for detailed ultrasound inspections for blades. And then Greg Lauren, senior product manager at Drone Base updates Joel and me on the latest in drone inspections and how to manage the massive amount of inspection data. This is a great episode, so stay tuned. I'm here with Blade Bug Director Chris Chest, like thank you very much from the uk and you have brought over Blade Bug. This, so I, I actually got to see the Blade Bug robot for the first time in person, but I've only seen it on YouTube . But it is impressive. And, and, and you made some. I'll call item improvements more, more like modifications to them. What's, what's the, what's the new pieces to a blade bug at the moment?  Chris Cieslak: Yeah, so we have the, we've brought with us the new sort of proof of concept robot, which is essentially the same robot that we currently have for field trials and testing. Yeah. But we've been working with a Danish or Scandinavia and industrial design company called Egg Designs. Yeah. Based in Norway and Denmark. Okay. And they've been working with us to. Understand things like user journeys and basically enable them to help us cover the robot in a casing to give it weather protection, environmental protection, but also ergonomic design. So it's got handles handless. Yes. I notice how easy it's it, it's for us. It shows what the, the products of. Blade bug will look like. Yeah. And it just means that people can join the dots of go, okay, this was the prototype, this is now what the, the product can look like. And it's, yeah. It's been really fantastic to have the physical robot here and to show people such as yourselves what it is, because people see, people have seen it for quite a while on, on YouTube, or they might have seen a, a photo of it, but I think people love to be able to physically see it and see the scale of it. The scale of it. Yeah. See it is the size of a hat. No, it's not the size of  Allen Hall: a hat, but no, it, it is a decent size though. I think when you put it in perspective of Blade, it makes a lot of sense. Yeah. That the size you had chosen and it, it, it has evolved quite a bit from, I first saw it and it's now I think in, in two the, Hey, let's get it out there in the world and, and do some damage with it. The, the, the one thing I was noticing at your booth there is it has add-on capabilities and, and like a payload. To do ultrasound measurements. And that is fascinating because there really is,

Solar inspection in an industrial solar farm is an enormous task, even for large companies. It takes days or even weeks for teams to do a complete sweep of the solar project from the ground. Aerial solar inspection has become the easiest and best way to inspect solar.Mark Culpepper is the general manager of DroneBase, the leader in intelligent aerial imaging and data analytics for the entire lifecycle of renewable energy assets. Dronebase uses manned and unmanned drones with thermal and RGB (visible light) cameras to inspect solar farms from above.Mark joined DroneBase in 2021 when his Precision XYZ, a solar-focused drone data services firm Mark founded in 2016, was acquired by Dronebase. He previously worked as the Chief Technology Officer, GM Global Asset Management, from 2005 to 2011 for SunEdison.On this episode of Clean Power Hour, Mark joins Tim Montague to discuss Dronebase's unique solar inspection model, the limitations and challenges Dronebase is facing using manned and unmanned aircraft for solar inspection, and much more.Marc explains how a gap in the market drove him from SunEdison to the drone solar data market and Precision XYZ's acquisition by Dronebase.Listen in for insight on how drones are used to gather data on solar projects and much more.Key Takeaways1. How Mark got involved with solar energy?2. His work at SunEdison?3. The thinking behind founding Precision XYZ.4. The challenges he faced in the early days at Precision XYZ.5. How he got involved with drones to do topography mapping, construction inspection, and thermal inspection?6. The Dronebase acquisition process of Precision XYZ.7. Dronebase's business model.8. The challenges of using manned and unmanned drones for solar assessment.Subscribe: https://bit.ly/cph-subBringing you the latest cleantech and clean energy news, thought leaders, and innovators. Our motto is ‘Speeding the Energy Transition!'The podcast is available on YouTube and audio platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google, and Amazon. Each week, we bring you interviews with cleantech entrepreneurs, investors, manufacturers, and energy professionals writ large. What technologies are trending? Why are we excited about agrivoltaics or dual-use solar? What are the challenges and opportunities for renewable energy, electrification of transportation, and decarbonizing the economy?Listen, like, comment, and share! Get all of our content at www.CleanPowerHour.com and reach out to Tim Montague @tgmontague on Twitter or Gmail.The Clean Power Hour hosts and cleantech professionals Tim Montague and John Weaver (the Commercial Solar Guy) bring you the latest solar, wind, and energy storage news.Connect with Tim  Clean Power Hour  Clean Power Hour on YouTubeTim on TwitterTim on LinkedIn Email tgmontague@gmail.com Review Clean Power Hour on Apple PodcastsCorporate sponsors who share our mission to speed the energy transition are invited to check out https://www.cleanpowerhour.com/support/ Twice a week we highlight the tools, technologies and innovators that are making the clean energy transition a reality - on Apple,

Over the past year, DroneBase, a company that conducts aerial assessments of utility-scale solar projects, drove up and down the western and eastern seaboards of North America to develop what it hopes will become a comprehensive database of every major solar project.A resource like this would give DroneBase the ability to rate developers, EPCs, asset owners, and manufacturers of modules, trackers, and inverters, based on performance.  That report card could bring a new level of transparency, and a reckoning, to the solar industry.  Mark Culpepper, the general manager of DroneBase's solar division, joins Episode 17 of the Factor This! podcast to discuss the new platform and its implications for the industry.  Show notes: -Read the article on DroneBase's announcement here Sponsor notes:Learn more about Nextracker's proprietary TrueCapture software in a new white paper that's available for free download here. TrueCapture combines advanced sensing and machine-learning technologies to help mitigate energy losses and boost plant performance. Nextracker is the only tracker company with proven, third-party verified data and measured results that meet or exceed modeled predictions. See the results for yourself. Factor This!  is produced by Renewable Energy World and Clarion Energy. Connect with John Engel, the host of Factor This!, on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Today's entrepreneur is no stranger to the solar startup world. He was part of the early merger and acquisition activity that ultimately became the juggernaut we all remember as SunEdison. That, alone, would be worth the listen, but wait, there's more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-culpepper-592291/ (Mark Culpepper) has a brilliant mind and a fascinating story about transitioning from tech to the solar world. Like many of us, he became interested when he started looking at solar for his home. And through that decision, he landed in an advantageous position to watch the solar industry's explosive growth. Mark is now general manager of solar solutions for https://dronebase.com/ (DroneBase), the company that acquired his latest venture, and is the leader in intelligent aerial imaging and data analytics for the entire lifecycle of renewable energy assets.  Mark already did a deep-dive Tactical Tuesday with us on how DroneBase uses drones and human-crewed aircraft to capture thermal imaging of solar energy systems and turn that into actionable data in https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/433 (Episode 433) back in January.  Mark defines his superpower as looking around corners to see what the future is bringing. Today we'll dig into Mark's backstory and how he leveraged his ability to foresee the next big thing to carve out a series of entrepreneurial roles in the industry. It's worth your time to listen. If you want to connect with today's guest, you'll find links to his contact info in the https://mysuncast.com/suncast-episodes/ (show notes) on the blog. SunCast is presented by https://www.mysuncast.com/sungrow (Sungrow), the world's most bankable inverter brand. You can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you, here: https://www.mysuncast.com/sponsors (www.mysuncast.com/sponsors) Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 500 other founder stories and startup advice athttps://www.mysuncast.com/ ( www.mysuncast.com). You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo (Twitter), https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus/ (LinkedIn) or email.

Episode Summary In this episode of the Solar Maverick Podcast, Benoy speaks with Mark Culpepper who is the GM for global solar solutions at DroneBase, which is accurately and cost-effectively inspect solar assets to identify system anomalies so you can increase energy output, recover lost energy revenue, and mitigate risk.  Mark Culpepper speaks about many interesting topics like how Dronebase is able troubleshoot modules with thermal scan at scale, manned aircrafts allow thermal scan at scale compared to drones, and Dronebase is going to scan about 80GW next year and exponentially going forward Benoy Thanjan Benoy Thanjan is the Founder and CEO of Reneu Energy, as well as an advisor for several solar startup companies. Reneu Energy is a premier international solar energy consulting firm and developer, and the company focuses on developing commercial and industrial solar, as well as utility-scale solar plus storage projects. The company also sources financing for solar projects and hedges both energy and environmental commodities.  Benoy received his first experience in Finance as an intern at D.E. Shaw & Co., which is a global investment firm with 37 billion dollars in investment capital. Before founding Reneu Energy, he was the SREC Trader in the Project Finance Group for SolarCity, which merged with Tesla in 2016. He originated SREC trades with buyers and co-developed their SREC monetization and hedging strategy with the senior management of SolarCity, to move into the east coast markets. Benoy also worked at Vanguard Energy Partners, Ridgewood Renewable Power, and Deloitte & Touche. Mark Culpepper Mark Culpepper is the GM for global solar solutions at DroneBase, which is accurately and cost-effectively inspect solar assets to identify system anomalies so you can increase energy output, recover lost energy revenue, and mitigate risk. Mark started Precision Precision XYZ, a drone data services firm focused exclusively on the solar sector that was purchased He has extensive experience as a senior technology executive working in sectors ranging from general aviation to data communications and wireless technology to network security and distributed energy, and have lived through three technology commoditization cycles - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Solar Energy as a Service (SEaaS), and Drone Service Providers (DSPs). As CTO and GM of Global Services at SunEdison, I leveraged IoT technology to lead the development of the world's first global service operations for distributed solar energy systems. Stay Connected: Benoy Thanjan Email: info@reneuenergy.com  LinkedIn: Benoy Thanjan Website: https://www.reneuenergy.com   Mark Culpepper Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-culpepper-592291/ Website:  https://dronebase.com/industries/solar#insights-solar-get-quote   Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes,Podbean, and youtube. Subscribe to our podcast + download each episode on iTunes,Podbean, youtube, and most of the major podcast platforms. This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)                

Many will instantly recognize the popular NPR Quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!” If you don't, you really have missed one of the all-time-great NPR staples. Well, at Intersolar North America last month, Scott Nguyen, CEO of Bodhi Solar, and I hosted a very special version [Scott's brainchild] of WWDTM - the Solar Edition! Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me is a very entertaining quiz show built off real life stories from current events; as you might suspect, the solar edition draws from real (and hard-to-believe) stories curated from the solar industry at-large. We had a special group of panelists help deliver the stories (and some levity): Mark Culpepper from Dronebase, Kathy Heilmann from Shoals Technology Group and Stan Pipkin from Lighthouse Solar.  You are going to love the stories, and I hope it leaves you laughing, or at least wanting more! Join us for a fun and interesting time and play along to see how well you would have done on the show. Should we do more like this? Shoot me a LinkedIn Message and lmk! (you can find my profile link below) And, congrats to our 3 winners - one even got a DRONE plus Nico's voice on his real-life voicemail system, just like Carl Castle on the real WWDTM!  Will YOU be the next winner? Special thanks to DroneBase for sponsoring this Live recording. You can learn more about Drone Base's thermographic imaging services and global Aerial Mapping technology at https://www.dronebase.com (www.dronebase.com). Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 435 other founder stories and startup advice athttps://mysuncast.com/ ( www.mysuncast.com). You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo (Twitter), https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus/ (LinkedIn) or email.

Many will instantly recognize the popular NPR Quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!” If you don't, you really have missed one of the all-time-great NPR staples. Well, at Intersolar North America last month, Scott Nguyen, CEO of Bodhi Solar, and I hosted a very special version [Scott's brainchild] of WWDTM - the Solar Edition! Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me is a very entertaining quiz show built off real life stories from current events; as you might suspect, the solar edition draws from real (and hard-to-believe) stories curated from the solar industry at-large. We had a special group of panelists help deliver the stories (and some levity): Mark Culpepper from Dronebase, Kathy Heilmann from Shoals Technology Group and Stan Pipkin from Lighthouse Solar.  You are going to love the stories, and I hope it leaves you laughing, or at least wanting more! Join us for a fun and interesting time and play along to see how well you would have done on the show. Should we do more like this? Shoot me a LinkedIn Message and lmk! (you can find my profile link below) And, congrats to our 3 winners - one even got a DRONE plus Nico's voice on his real-life voicemail system, just like Carl Castle on the real WWDTM!  Will YOU be the next winner? Special thanks to DroneBase for sponsoring this Live recording. You can learn more about Drone Base's thermographic imaging services and global Aerial Mapping technology at https://www.dronebase.com (www.dronebase.com). Remember you can always find the resources and learn more about today's guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 435 other founder stories and startup advice athttps://mysuncast.com/ ( www.mysuncast.com). You can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on https://www.twitter.com/nicomeo (Twitter), https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickalus/ (LinkedIn) or email.

Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes Brandon Toris Declet to today’s episode. Brandon is the Co-founder and CEO of Measure and a new member of the Drone Advisory Committee. He shares today how he got involved in the drone industry, founded Measure, became a member of the Drone Advisory Committee, and the evolution of the commercial drone industry.   Brandon Torres Declet is widely recognized as the leading Latino entrepreneur in the drone industry. As a lawyer, public policy expert, and CEO, Brandon has a unique understanding of drone innovation and a firsthand appreciation for how policy challenges may impact drone operations. In 2014, Brandon co-founded Measure, a leading aerial intelligence company, and as CEO, grew the company to the top five percent of drone firms by revenue. Brandon sold the Measure drone services business to the Aerodyne Group in 2019. Today, Measure offers a drone-agnostic, turnkey aerial intelligence software solution that includes mission planning, data collection, data processing, data analysis, and intelligence reporting that can transform the way businesses make decisions using drones. Under his leadership, Measure completed tens of thousands of missions with zero reportable incidents and collected data on high-value assets.   Key Takeaways: [1:28] Brandon shares how he first got involved in unmanned aviation. [3:23] How did Brandon start in the drone space? [6:36] We have to find a way of making money even without the regulations. [10:00] It is hard to start a business; the drone service is like any other business. [12:04] Brandon talks about the commercial aspect of drones. [12:32] Brandon shares his perspective about Dronebase. [14:25].At what point did Brandon shift the business model for Measure? [17:35] Brandon talks about the pitfalls he wishes he would have avoided. [20:08] 3D Robotics went through an evolution producing drones and then getting crushed on pricing. Today, the industry has its first unicorn with Skydio. What has shifted? [23:54] Brandon shares about his role in the Drone Advisory Committee and what he would like to accomplish as a member. [27:33] In technology, things move at the speed of light but the government does not. [28:02] Where does Brandon see the value proposition for disaster response and public safety, moving toward? [29:30] Brandon talks about his plans for the future.   Mentioned in this episode: Airborne International Response Team AIRT is the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good and Public Safety UAS Become a member of Drone Responders for free. DRONERESPONDERS YouTube Channel DRONERESPONDERS on Facebook. Measure Drone Advisory Committee

Expert Tips for Competing with Drone Job Websites Like Dronebase Today's question is about Dronebase. Should drone pilots be worried about drone job companies undercutting prices and cornering the market? Our caller, Chucky, has come up with an interesting question today. Chucky is a professional drone mapper who has even attended our mapping class. Our caller is worried because Dronebase has started offering drone mapping services at dirt cheap rates. Will this aggressive pricing affect Chucky's drone business in any way? Valid question. To answer, we first explain how drone job websites like Dronebase operate. Often, complex jobs with stringent technical requirements are awarded to unqualified pilots with little to no experience. Given this low caliber of pilots, will client requirements be adequately met? Further, we also reveal that achieving competency in drone mapping requires hard work and continuous skill up-gradation via quality education. Given these factors, should Chucky view Dronebase as a potential threat to his drone mapping business? Tune in to find out. Thanks for the great question, Chucky. Fly Safe! Recently crashed your drone? Unable to find trained technicians who can repair your drone quickly and at a reasonable rate? Don’t fret. The cool folks at Fortress UAV can help you get your drone back up in the air in as little as 7 days! Use Promo Code “DroneU” to get 25% off. Drone U Members get an extra 5% off on total repair costs. Check them out now! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you're there, leave us a 5-star review, if you're inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Looking for simple, fast, and transparent coverage that gives you peace of mind? Our friends at Skywatch are offering affordable on-demand drone insurance that rewards YOU for flying safely. Check them out NOW! Both hourly and monthly options available. Follow us: Site - https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Get your copy of “Livin’ the Drone Life” – http://amzn.to/2nalUDH Get your copy of our Part 107 Study Guide – https://amzn.to/2omQatT//amzn.to/2omQatT Check out our upcoming Mapping Classes – https://thedroneu.clickfunnels.com/drone-u-mapping-classes-2019 Timestamps Are drone job websites knowingly or unknowingly asking drone pilots to break drone laws? Today's question is about Dronebase Is Dronebase asking unqualified pilots to execute highly complex jobs? Are Dronebase jobs a good way to get started? Should drone pilots undercut their prices to compete with Dronebase? What are the challenges of becoming a professional drone mapper? Critical attributes for finding success with Dronebase jobs It is worthwhile getting your ASPRS certification? What sort of clients can you expect to get via Dronebase? ??????????

You can't ignore the gig economy. From Uber to InstaCart, Fiverr to DroneBase — companies have made it increasingly easy for the people with the skills or means to connect with those who have the needs. However, with the recent passage of Assembly Bill 5 in California, what is the future of the gig economy? In this episode, Stetson and Gabe discuss just that as well as offer insight into how they have participated in the gig economy. Also, in Quick News they survey an already wild Tech-tember with GoPro 8 rumors, DJI price increases, Google's inability to stop Pixel 4 leaks, and speculation [already!] surrounding the 2020 iPhone. TIMESTAMPS: GoPro 8/GoPro 360 Max rumors (1:21) DJI drone price increases (4:59) Google Pixel 4 leaks (8:03) iPhone 11 & 11 Pro first impressions (12:58) Apple iPhone 2020 speculation (15:07) The Gig Economy (25:28) Thanks for listening. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to submit any tech questions you want us to answer on the show.

“Our view is that being a professional drone pilot is a new class of skilled labor.” - Dan Burton (click to tweet) Drones are all the buzz. We hear about Amazon now delivering packages via drone flight and our neighbor getting the newest drone for Christmas—but what do these mini-UFOs mean for the world of insurance? In claims, the need for drones is robust—in mines, surveying water damage, calculating the dimensions of a construction site.  These are just some of the examples where drone technology can be beneficial to insurance claims. But it turns out that the equation for success is more complex than just filling these needs. A drone company must capture the data and analyze it in a way that the carrier can do something with. On today’s episode of FNO: InsureTech, we are joined by visionary and veteran, Dan Burton, the Founder and CEO of Dronebase. Started in 2014, Dronebase is now the largest provider of commercial drone flights. Tune in to this episode to hear Dan’s insights about drone flight in the insurance space, so you can know where it fits into your product or service. “School is great—but practical application is better.” - Dan Burton (click to tweet) The FNO: Tips Fast, reliable drone data allows the customer to save time and money Many drone pilots are military veterans, leveraging their skills into civilian life When first starting out, just seek out experience to gain knowledge Drone technology progresses toward becoming obsolete at a rate 2x the iPhone Put as much energy into operations as you do into marketing and sales When employing 1099s—you want to keep them working as much as possible In the future, sprouting technologies like thermal sensors will create more pointed datasets The successful verticals will be established by the acquisition and analysis of certain datasets There are internal capture drones specifically designed to fly in the interior (ex: warehouses)   Fourseventy Claim Management www.470claims.com        

In this episode of Profiles in Risk, I spoke with Dan Burton, founder of Dronebase. Drones are reshaping our ability to capture and work with high-resolution imagery. For the insurance space, drones will re-define our ability to capture data for inspections & claims.CONNECT WITH DANIEL BURTON: Home Page: https://www.dronebase.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-burton-28711789/ BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY DANIEL:Books by Robert Heinlein: https://amzn.to/2t4tqlq The 3 Body Problem: https://amzn.to/2t2RPbj SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: http://www.buzzsprout.com/87086Google Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7MiYouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar

Tony Canas interviews some attendees of Insurtech Connect 2018: https://insuretechconnect.com/ CONNECT WITH:Scott Henry of LeakBot: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-henry-7001083/ Marci Devries of Fraud Sniffr: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcidevries/ Luke Bronin, Mayor of Hartford, CT: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-bronin-359a16a/ Jesse Peterson of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesselpeterson/ Matt Workman of DroneBase: https://www.linkedin.com/in/workmanmatt/ Alex Chilow of Aclaimant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-chilow-47195a35/ Joel Friedman of Aclaimant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelash/ Tadas Jucikas of Genius AI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjucikas/ Tyler Wentworth of Genius AI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-wentworth-33420355/ Mica Cooper of Insurecrypt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mica-cooper/ Bobbie Sheivasrav of Benekiva: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbieshrivastav/ Gilad Shai of Bound API: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giladshai/ SUBSCRIBE AT:Buzzsprout RSS: https://goo.gl/5K4X3QGoogle Play: https://goo.gl/WMAvW4iTunes: https://goo.gl/7SqwvP Overcast: https://goo.gl/8b4cbD Spotify: https://goo.gl/niAbGN Stitcher: https://goo.gl/DmE7MiYouTube: https://goo.gl/1Turar

Dan Burton is the Founder and CEO of DroneBase, the largest global drone operations, which provides businesses with stunning aerial information to make better, real-time decisions about their most critical assets. Under Burtons vision and leadership, DroneBase has become the trusted, go-to drone platform for aerial images and data for worldwide enterprise clients. As a result, the company has grown its global pilot network 10x year over year, has completed 100,000 commercial flights, and has raised capital from top VC firms including Union Square Ventures, Upfront, and SkyFund (the joint venture between Accel and DJI). Dan Burton – Drones in the Business World Before founding DroneBase, Dan Burton analyzed industries for global corporations on Goldman Sachs Technology, Media & Telecom Group. He initially became a drone enthusiast during his service as a Marine Infantry Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2007 - 2011. While in the Marines, the drone industry was just getting started and he watched it grow from the likes of the first desktop computers to iPhones. Burton started his career as a Special Projects Assistant in the U.S. Senate. Burton has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from New York University. “For any veteran, the transition may be under-appreciated; that’s a difficult thing.” – Dan Burton Quick Transition The transition from the Marine Corps to Harvard Business School definitely came up quick for Dan.  He loves the USMC and everything it stands for. Dan lived in New York during September 11 and saw it all happen.  As a result, the events of 9-11 caused Dan to take a deeper look at his military training.  Consequently, he realized that in the USMC their drone technology was second to none. “Drone technology that was miniaturizing and computerizing; I really believe that it would transform the business world.” – Dan Burton Starting a Business Dan initially left the finance world with no income and no healthcare to start his business.  Hence, the clock was ticking but he was passionate about his belief drone technology could transform the business world.  He sought out anyone who was doing commercial drone operations including veterans who had worksites and started doing work for free to put his company out there.   “It’s really hard to start a business; I would only recommend doing it if there is a problem you really want to see solved.” – Dan Burton Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Dan Burton: DroneBase Blog Website Twitter LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

DroneBase is one of the world's largest, professional drone service provider networks. Think of it as "Uber for drone pilots". If you need a drone operator to come accomplish a mission for you, chances are, you can get one through DroneBase. Dan Burton is CEO of DroneBase and has been leading the charge at the Southern California-based company since its inception. The company has grown to become a premier name in the DSP (drone service provider) space and represents an approach that can truly scale as the industry grows. DroneBase is also taking experimental approaches to software with an AR (augmented reality) app.