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AI is changing so much about how we create content. So we thought we'd bring in the founders of a brand new tool for making rich, interactive 3D content using AI.We're talking with Co-Founders Charles Migos and Bharat Vasan.And together, we talk about how to make the most out of AI tools, including mocking up ideas, iterating quickly and taking risks.About our guests, Charles Migos and Bharat VasanCharles Migos is Co-Founder & CEO at Intangible. He has over 30 years of experience in the tech industry, specializing in UX and product design. He has previously worked for Microsoft and Apple. Prior to Intangible, Charles served as VP of Product Design at Unity Technologies, where he established a core design practice, principles and philosophy. He also founded a centralized design organization and drove double-digit NPS, CSAT, engagement KPIs and revenue improvement across their portfolio with product design efforts.Bharat Vasan is an experienced investor, executive and board member with 15+ years of leadership in technology. He has a strong track record as a founder and operator in multiple sectors:• Connected Sensors & Devices• Consumer Software and Media• Healthcare, Fitness & Wellness• IoT Sensors / Smart HomeBharat is currently a founder of Intangible.ai, which uses AI to build the world's simplest 3D storytelling tool for creators in games, film, web and XR.Prior to Intangible, Bharat was an investment partner at The Production Board, a $450M venture capital fund, where he built on his experience as an angel investor with a deep network of founders. He helped invest in and create value at businesses ranging from foundry/seed, all the way to growth/IPO. As COO for fund, he also helped the firm fundraise and navigate market cycles in 3 of the most volatile years in venture capital.Bharat also has a strong track record as a P&L operator for growth and early-stage companies, having led his businesses through multiple rounds of financing and acquisitions. Bharat has raised over $500m for his companies, with multiple exits (founded BASIS Science, acq. by Intel; President August Home, acq. by Assa Abloy; CEO of PAX Labs, achieved unicorn status).Bharat is an active public speaker and Board member for venture-backed startups, and nonprofits.What B2B Companies Can Learn From Intangible.ai:Mock up ideas. You can make effective prototypes of a content idea with AI. It lets you get your idea across without having to invest a lot of time or money in a first draft. Charles says, “A storyboard is probably the most important artifact in the process after the script itself. Why? Because it is very low fidelity, but there is very high bandwidth in what it communicates. So like, I as the cinematographer, the director, the set designer, the costume designer, the visual effects supervisor, whomever, looks at A 2D sketch and understands exactly what it means for them creatively. So that idea that you can work from very low or coarse levels of detail, but get to very high levels of detail over time in the way that the process requires is super important. And is as enabling for those film creators or game creators as it will be for these other use cases we hope to activate around live event and architecture, urban design, live event productions and theater and all of that good stuff.”Iterate quickly. Something not quite right with the first version? Iterate quickly using AI. It can even give you multiple drafts or versions of the same idea. Bharat says, ” If you're trying to do a Pixar movie or a documentary, or you're trying to make an interactive game, that's the stuff that feels harder. And it feels like AI can simplify some of that. I can give you a first draft, I can give you a second draft, and I can do it in real time.” Take risks. Because you're not having to spend too much time or money mocking up your ideas with AI, it allows you to take some risks. Get really wild and see how far your ideas can take you. Bharat says, ”One thing that's happened to businesses because budgets have gotten so big, everyone's super risk averse, so you get more lookalike content. And one reason you don't see great content on channels like we used to, or the box offices, because, you know, when your budget is that large, you can't afford to take a lot of creative risks.  So one reason we started the company where we are is if we can make that beginning process easy, if it's easier for Netflix to review more pitches, if it's easier for them to get a better scent, maybe they start taking more diverse bets.”Quotes*” When we found ourselves in this moment around generative AI, I knew that the time had come. Like we could apply generative AI in a way that was designed for creatives to do their best work ever. And I'm an ardent believer that creativity is a team sport.” - Charles Migos*” There's a lot of anxiety about, is AI gonna take over jobs? What is it gonna do to the creative industry? I see it slightly differently. I see it as a way to revert back to the original joy.” - Bharat Vasan*” Those people who feel somewhat threatened by the technological advance, we want to re-weaponize them so that they have more tools and skills that they can employ in different ways to ensure that bright, creative minds are in charge of the content that we enjoy as lovers of the space and consumers of that content.” - Charles Migos*” If you're trying to do a Pixar movie or a documentary, or you're trying to make an interactive game, that's the stuff that feels harder. And it feels like AI can simplify some of that. I can give you a first draft, I can give you a second draft, and I can do it in real time. But the agency that people feel when they're able to do that in real time is really, really powerful. And they share that with other people, other people give them feedback. At least when I build stuff, that gives me energy. I made something as a kid, you know, with my little Lego bricks. I shared it with my friends. They go, ‘That's really cool.' They want to build it with me. That's the fun part about being in this business.” - Bharat Vasan*”Now that AI has come along, we feel like that's the last unconquered thing. You can set up a 3D set, you can figure out how to film it before you spend a dollar on production. And then people know what it looks like, feels like, when you're pitching that to a client, to a movie studio, they get a sense of what that's like as well. And so everyone gets more confidence on the creative project before going into production. And one of the things that's broken about the business is everyone has to place that bet in millions and millions of dollars without knowing what's going to come out of it at the end of the day. And often it might not even be a storyboard, it might just be a script or a blurb. And then you're just hoping and praying that someone's going to do something good with it.” - Bharat Vasan*”A storyboard is probably the most important artifact in the process after the script itself. Why? Because it is very low fidelity, but there is very high bandwidth in what it communicates. So like, I as the cinematographer, the director, the set designer, the costume designer, the visual effects supervisor, whomever, looks at A 2D sketch and understands exactly what it means for them creatively. So that idea that you can work from very low or coarse levels of detail, but get to very high levels of detail over time in the way that the process requires is super important. And is as enabling for those film creators or game creators as it will be for these other use cases we hope to activate around live event and architecture, urban design, live event productions and theater and all of that good stuff.” - Charles Migos*”One thing that's happened to businesses because budgets have gotten so big, everyone's super risk averse, so you get more lookalike content. And one reason you don't see great content on channels like we used to, or the box offices, because, you know, when your budget is that large, you can't afford to take a lot of creative risks.  So one reason we started the company where we are is if we can make that beginning process easy, if it's easier for Netflix to review more pitches, if it's easier for them to get a better scent, maybe they start taking more diverse bets.” - Bharat VasanTime Stamps[00:55] Meet Intangible.ai Co-founders Charles Migos and Bharat Vasan[01:34] Charles' Early Inspirations[03:26] Bharat's Journey and Inspirations[04:26] Founding Intangible AI[04:30] The Vision Behind Intangible AI[05:59] Challenges in the Creative Industry[09:38] The Role of AI in Creativity[20:42] User Experience and Design Thinking[26:01] The Complexity and Fear of AI in Creativity[27:53] Supporting Creative Intent with AI[29:06] Generative AI and the Future of Content Creation[30:33] Revolutionizing B2B Marketing with AI[36:07] The Role of Taste in Creative AI Tools[42:14] Simplifying the Creative Process[46:44] Empowering Original Ideas and Risk-Taking[51:19] Final Thoughts and Closing RemarksLinksConnect with Bharat and Charles on LinkedInLearn more about Intangible.aiAbout Remarkable!Remarkable! is created by the team at Caspian Studios, the premier B2B Podcast-as-a-Service company. Caspian creates both nonfiction and fiction series for B2B companies. If you want a fiction series check out our new offering - The Business Thriller - Hollywood style storytelling for B2B. Learn more at CaspianStudios.com. In today's episode, you heard from Ian Faison (CEO of Caspian Studios) and Meredith Gooderham (Senior Producer). Remarkable was produced this week by Meredith Gooderham, mixed by Scott Goodrich, and our theme song is “Solomon” by FALAK. Create something remarkable. Rise above the noise.

Investor and entrepreneur Dave Friedberg, the CEO of The Production Board and CEO of Ohalo and co-host/"Bestie" on The All-In Podcast, returns to The Julia La Roche for episode 171 to discuss his company's breakthrough technology that could solve world hunger. Ohalo, a startup that's been in stealth mode, recently filed a patent for its groundbreaking technology, Boosted Breeding. This novel, non-transgenic plant breeding system has the potential to revolutionize agriculture by sustainably increasing crop productivity and yields by 50 to 100%. After years of research by Ohalo's scientists, the technology has been proven effective across various crops. The technology can be applied to a wide range of food crops, including those that currently lack commercial seed systems, such as potatoes. With its significant potential to enhance food availability and sustainability, Ohalo's Boosted Breeding is poised to make a substantial impact on the global agricultural landscape.  Links:  Twitter/X: https://x.com/friedberg Ohalo: https://ohalo.com/ The Production Board: https://www.tpb.co/ The All-In Pod: https://www.allinpodcast.co/ Episode 18 featuring Dave Friedberg: https://youtu.be/0ARf45HiS1M?si=yWFwnCPdJ1fv_Nxj Timestamps:  0:00 Intro and welcome back Dave Friedberg 1:42 Big picture + challenges facing humans today  3:18 A new enlightenment or a new dark ages?  6:33 Independent thought and understanding through reason  9:15 Ohalo and Boosted Breeding breakthrough  13:20 Going all in as CEO of Ohalo  18:00 Results from Boosted Breeding  22:44 Benefits to farmers  27: 52 Potential impacts of the technology  34:30 State of the economy, No. 1 issue is debt  41:00 Optimism is technology and productivity gains  45:17 Parting thoughts 

On this week's Food Tech News Show, Mike and Carlos welcome Rachel Konrad, former head of communications for The Production Board, Impossible Foods and Tesla. The stories we catch up on include: People are Scared Sh**tless: It gets real on stage from pessimistic VCs Startup Polopo shows off tech to create egg-derived proteins in potatoes using molecular farming techniques Is the Keto Cereal Craze over? Trader Joe's opens new small-format store Robot of the week: The Chefee robot You can find the video version of this Weekly Food Tech News show at The Spoon and you can find the audio-only podcast on Apple Podcasts.   A reminder: It's the last two days to get early bird pricing for the Smart Kitchen Summit. Use discount code PODCAST at checkout for 15% off of tickets.       

There are few resumes that can rival this week's podcast guest's!   Having worked for Elon Musk at Tesla (2008 - 2011), Carlos Ghosn at Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (2011-2016), and Pat Brown at Impossible Foods (2016-2021), Rachel Konrad joins Robert for an amazing and insightful conversation which kicks off with how she managed to get Robert an early drive in a Tesla Roadster.   The Production Board: https://www.tpb.co/staff/rachel-konrad https://tpb-staging-site.webflow.io/philosophy   https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/rachel-konrad-interview/   Subscribe to The Fully Charged Show and The Everything Electric Show   Fully Charged Show: https://www.youtube.com/@fullychargedshow   Everything Electric Show: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingElectricShow     Visit our next event: https://fullycharged.live/     Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff   Become a Fully Charged SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow   Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above   Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0       Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/   Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow   #fullychargedpodcast #fullychargedshow #everythingelectric #fullychargedlive

This week SuperGut CEO Marc Washington joins the podcast to talk about why new GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are keeping CPG brand CEOs up at night. These new drugs, which got their start as a new class of pharmaceuticals that help contol type 2 diabetes, have become very popular in recent years as weight loss drug. They are hugely effective in suppressing appetites and reducing the overall calorie intake of those taking them, so much so that some speculate that they could have a significant impact on overall demand for food if, as predicted, tens of millions begin to take them in coming years as the price comes down and more accessible formats (i.e. not shots) become available.   Marc thinks a lot about these drugs because his company, SuperGut, creates a natural alternative to GLP-1 drugs in the form of supplements, snacks and bars. His journey to leading the company was born out of both a personal loss as well as a chance meeting with Dave Friedberg, the CEO of The Production Board.  You can learn more about Super Gut on their website. And a quick plug before we go: The Spoon is heading up the food tech conference at CES, the world's biggest technology expo. If you'd like to become involved as a sponsor, just fill out this form and we'll be in touch!

Risa Stack of The Production Board joins Nate to discuss Can BioTech Extend Life to 150 Years? Gene Editing, and Investing in the Future of Life Sciences. In this episode we cover: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Starting Companies Venture Studio Model, Technical Risk, and Investing in Businesses Challenges in Therapeutic Development and Commercialization Prioritizing People Over Products, and Assessing the Funding Environment for Critical Industries Biotech, Life Extension, and Investment Strategies Gene Editing and Cell Therapy Technologies Personalized Medicine Guest Links: LinkedIn The Production Board The hosts of The Full Ratchet are Nick Moran and Nate Pierotti of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter. Are you a founder looking for your next investor? Visit our free tool VC-Rank and we'll send a list of potential investors right to your inbox!

This episode features an interview with Rachel Konrad, Chief Brand Officer at The Production Board, a holding company established to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production across food, agriculture, biomanufacturing, human health and the broader life sciences.In this episode, Rachel shares with us her take on conventional marketing, why the most disruptive companies are the ones who think from a tech and marketing perspective, and the need to throw out the incumbent's chess board and play your own game. Rachel also shares her mission for crafting brand intent first and foremost in order to make greater customer impact.Key Takeaways:Conventional marketing doesn't always cut it. It's hard to be disruptive in a busy marketing space with your brand if you aren't willing to throw out the way everyone has done the same thing in the past.You can cut anything in your budget. Especially in startups, hire people who are swiss army knives to keep costs low and who give you the ability to internally support your company better.Craft brand intent first. If you don't know who you are and what your purpose is, you cannot create effective campaigns that reach your target audience(s) well.Quote:“It's actually a lot easier than you think if you break it down into these, what does the consumer want? What does the consumer care about? And everything else is just not even something you should over, overly worry about. You just have to be in the same zone of the incumbents on those, but you have to dominate the few things that really profoundly matter to the customer. The goal is not for us to be thumping our chests, telling our story, in our own words, using a lot of marketing jingo. The goal is users. The goal is having user generated content, having your true believers, your advocates, and... Convincing and converting the non-believers, right? That is the goal.”Episode Timestamps: *(07:17) - The Trust Tree: Disruptive companies throw out the incumbent's chess board*(38:04) - The Playbook: Don't get too precious about any of your uncuttables*(48:29) - Quick Hits: Rachel's Quick HitsSponsor:Pipeline Visionaries is brought to you by Qualified.com, the #1 Conversational Marketing platform for companies that use Salesforce and the secret weapon for Demand Gen pros. The world's leading enterprise brands trust Qualified to instantly meet with buyers, right on their website, and maximize sales pipeline. Visit Qualified.com to learn more.Links:Connect with Ian on LinkedInConnect with Rachel on LinkedInLearn more about The Production BoardLearn more about Caspian Studios

This episode is presented by DPH Biologicals. Learn more at DPHBio.com Maria Cho is the CEO of Triplebar, a synthetic biology company based in California. It is a venture-backed startup with funding from The Production Board, a VC firm with a focus on sustainability, especially in the food and agriculture industries. Triplebar Bio works at the interface of biological and engineering sciences to engineer and discover microbes that produce a wide range of molecules across the food, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries. Maria is a veteran business leader with more than 15 years building industry-leading teams and a biologics expert with unique range of commercial experience, from therapeutics to cosmetics to CRO/CMO. Connect with Triplebar Website | LinkedIn

The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast's Sultan of Science: David Friedberg is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector (plant-based foods and alternative proteins) as well as what the sector can do to scale up production and reduce costs. We also get into why the besties don't talk about Plant-based Innovation as part of an economic driver as much as they could. So much to discuss! We dish on politics, the economy, innovation and culture...all as it relates to global food systems transformation. THIS is a Plantbased Business Hour you DON'T want to miss! Subscribe now to never miss a podcast. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/   For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour

The podcast I have been waiting years to record! The All In Podcast's Sultan of Science: David Friedberg is on The Plantbased Business Hour with me to discuss how AI can impact the Plant-based Innovation sector (plant-based foods and alternative proteins) as well as what the sector can do to scale up production and reduce costs. We also get into why the besties don't talk about Plant-based Innovation as part of an economic driver as much as they could. So much to discuss! We dish on politics, the economy, innovation and culture...all as it relates to global food systems transformation. THIS is a Plantbased Business Hour you DON'T want to miss! Subscribe now to never miss a podcast. Connect with Elysabeth on Linked in here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elysabeth-alfano-8b370b7/   For more PBH, visit ElysabethAlfano.com/Plantbased-Business-Hour

David Friedberg is a co-host of the All-In Podcast and the founder and CEO of The Production Board, a holding company focused on addressing the earth's problems via technology. Friedberg joins Big Technology Podcast for a conversation about how, specifically, we might be able to solve our climate crisis with tech. Join us for an in-depth conversation on earth's most pressing issue, filled with concrete examples and a healthy dose of optimism. Stay tuned till the end where Friedberg discusses nuclear fusion's awesome potential. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com

In this week's episode we catch up with Rachel Konrad, a former journalist who has spent the last decade-plus working for Tesla, Impossible Foods and now the Production Board. Rachel joins Michael Wolf and Carlos Rodela to talk about her background, the recent controversy around Bloomberg's article declaring plant-based meat a fad, and how she helped Impossible bring food tech to CES in 2019 with the launch of the Impossible 2.0 burger. It's a really fun conversation that you won't want to miss!  

 In a market focused on revenue and notoriety, how can modern businesses find the right footing to make an impact? Rachel Konrad, Chief Brand Officer at The Production Board, claims that by focusing on the mission that matters, companies can make a positive impact on the world around them. Tune in to hear how Rachel aims to help prepare the next generation of business leaders by pushing to fix the current climate change issue. Tune in to learn:How Rachel approaches companies to build their brand (6:53)What lessons were learned while Rachel worked at Tesla in the company's infancy (15:35)Why Rachel never had an ‘aha' moment about sustainability (22:46)About advice for upcoming business leaders (33:45)Mentions:Morgan Stanley, Alice Milligan EpisodeMolson Coors, Marcelo Pascoa EpisodeCana Beverage MachineDave Friedberg, Founder and CEO of Production BoardThe Climate CorporationMark Washington, Founder and CEO of SupergutSupergutTiny WinsRachel Konrad's LinkedIn BioAl Gore, “Earth in the Balance” Elon MuskBrookings Institute “The Population Bomb” Book By Dr. Paul R. EhrlichNorman BorlaugMarketing Trends is brought to you by Salesforce Marketing Cloud. For more great marketing insights, sign up for The Marketing Moments newsletter. You'll get ideas to help you build better customer relationships, invites to upcoming events, and access to the latest industry research. Subscribe at https://sforce.co/MarketingMoments

This week, Liz sits down with Entrepreneur and the CEO & Founder of The Production Board, David Friedberg to discuss how he went from working in a pool hall at 16 years old to working at Google, to build companies including the one he owns today. David shares how the investment holding giant that he established has the ability to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production across food, agriculture, biomanufacturing, and human health. Later, he emphasizes the importance of supporting entrepreneurship and new innovations in the country to drive the economy forward. Follow Liz on Twitter: @LizClaman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show we welcome special guest, David Friedberg, Founder and CEO of The Production Board. Dave is an entrepreneur, business leader and investor who founded The Climate Corporation, which was sold to Monsanto for $1.1 billion. He now leads The Production Board, a holding company of businesses established to solve the most fundamental problems.   On the show, Dave discusses: - His early experiences in investment banking, Google, and what it was like working with Larry Page - The founding, growth and sale of his first venture, the Climate Corporation - High potential investment themes that he is focused on - Insight into one of his latest deals: Lavoro, Brazil's largest agricultural inputs retailer - And more

Maria Tadeo, Europe reporter with Bloomberg News, discusses the latest on the war in Ukraine and how European leaders are responding. Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist with Bloomberg Intelligence, joins the show to discuss how commodities are being influenced by the war in Ukraine. Fernando Valle, Senior Analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, discusses the global energy market and how it could be reshaped by the war in Ukraine. David Friedberg, CEO of the Production Board, joins the show to discuss the latest on COP27 and discussions surrounding food insecurity and how conflict impacts global hunger. Anjee Solanki with Colliers, National Director of Retail, US at Colliers (NASDAQ: CIGI), joins the show to discuss October retail sales and Target earnings. Mick Mulroy, co-founder of the Lobo Institute and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East at US Department of Defense, discusses the latest on the war in Ukraine. Hosted by Paul Sweeney and Matt Miller.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investor and entrepreneur Dave Friedberg (@friedberg), the CEO of The Production Board and co-host/“Bestie” on The All-In Podcast, joined Julia La Roche on today's episode for a wide-ranging conversation. Friedberg was born in South Africa and moved to Los Angeles with his family at age 6. Friedberg studied astrophysics and UC Berkley. He joined Google months before its initial public offering working in corporate development. At the end of 2006, Friedberg left Google to start The Climate Corporation, a software company focused on agriculture. Monsanto acquired the Climate Corporation in 2013 for around $1 billion. In the episode, Friedberg shares his struggles raising venture capital for The Climate Corporation and later rapidly iterating and evolving the business model and product. According to Friedberg, three predictors for a startup's success — grit, bias to action, and narrative — are all traits he looks for in making investments today. Friedberg started The Production Board, a holding company that creates and invests in agriculture, food, human health, life sciences, and biomanufacturing businesses. A core tenet of The Production Board focuses on decentralizing industrial processes to reinvent how we make and consume things as a species, from clothing, materials, plastics, food, and more. Friedberg sees a tremendous opportunity to deploy technologies such as biomanufacturing, automation, 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing to modularize and decentralize production, which benefits the planet and serves human needs. One example is Cana, a molecular beverage printer that allows consumers to turn water into soda, juice, coffee, and tea at home using a flavor cartridge without all the CO2 emissions that span the existing supply chains. Elsewhere, Friedberg shared his views on how we can achieve free, abundant energy. He predicts terrestrial nucleosynthesis could drive the greatest source of value and wealth creation in the 22nd century, and he extrapolates what this might mean for civilization. 0:00 Intro 0:30 Origin story 2:18 Friedberg's interest in science 3:56 Lessons in entrepreneurship 7:15 Predictors of startup success 8:15 Building ‘grit' in business 10:05 Importance of narrative 12:35 Strong storytellers more likely to succeed 14:14 Everything is learnable 18:42 Macro view of reimagining earth 25:45 Why anti-consumerism is dumb 29:30 Cana, the molecular beverage printer 32:15 Decentralization in media expanding to physical goods 33:45 Creators' products will win against traditional products 39:58 Starbucks the first personalized consumer products company 42:30 Abundant free energy 53:45 From laborers to knowledge workers to narrators 1:00:34 Thoughts on UBI 1:04:55 Why is there fear around new technology? 1:06:03 Implications of solving the protein folding problem

This week on the CEO Series, Karl travels to the Silicon Valley and sits down with Anastasia Bezrukova, CEO of Minori, a minimalist makeup brand, and Tigran Karapetian from The Production Board, a holding company that solves the most fundamental environmental problems our world faces. Tune in to hear more about the living differences between the west and east coast, social media as a vital marketing tool, and the process of forming a start-up.

Funding is perhaps the key element to a successful food tech start-up. Typically, an entrepreneur has an idea and takes it to investors. The Production Board, based in California, has a very different approach. TPB is the entrepreneur, identifying problems and production issues that need to be solved across agriculture and food, human health, life sciences and biomanufacturing, and then build a team and company up around them. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with TPB's President and COO Bharat Vasan, Chief Branding Officer Rachel Konrad, and General Manger Risa Stack about how the process of foundry funding works with their mission to reimagine earth.Photo Courtesy of The Production Board.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Tech Bites by becoming a member!Tech Bites is Powered by Simplecast.

Like Donald Trump after an FBI raid, the climate deniers' argument keeps changing. Rachel Konrad stands on the battlements for our planet and challenges the fossil fuel companies and the intensive farming lobby every day. Hailing from Motown itself - Detroit to become one of Silicon Valley's leading tech evangelists, Rachel knows only too well the environmental catastrophe we face and she's leading the charge to help educate us and show us that marketing can be used as a force for good as well as bad. In this show, Rachel walks us through her journey to enlightenment and explains how the powerful lobbyists for the meat industry and the fossil fuel industry have hijacked the narrative to benefit their bottom line. The answer is actually very simple and all it needs is a common-sense, bullshit-free perspective. Rachel is pretty much the ambassador for common sense and straight-talking, so watch out for some hard truths and uncomfortable facts. Being disruptive is destructive and it comes with its own challenges. Rachel's job as Chief Brand Officer at The Production Board, a unique venture foundry created by Dave Friedberg focused on businesses that reverse global warming and improve human health stands at the vanguard of the green tech movement. In this show Rachel also outlines the 3 leading factors for successful plant-based food marketing and why having a moral righteousness is critical if companies want to avoid greenwashing claims. She also spills the beans on Elon Musk's work ethic and provides the perfect response to anyone who tells her to calm down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet Leshika Samarasinghe:Leshika Samarasinghe is the Founder and General Partner at Twine Ventures. She is an investor in a number of companies including Waymark, Stealth Fintech, Apella Technology, Teiko.bio, Rupa Health, and Alaffia Health. Previously, she was a Venture Partner at Future Positive and Managing Partner at The Production Board. Leshika received a B.A. in international Relations at Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.Key Insights:Leshika Samarasinghe works with mission-driven, early-stage founders.Founder Relationships. Leshika chooses founders that have a strong founder-market fit and who are excellent at communicating their company's story. She also emphasizes the importance of the investor-founder relationship, which should be based on trust and shared vision. (6:48)Intentional Fundraising. Twine Ventures raises money from investment funds that are dedicated to investing in venture funds. These types of funds are nimble and have experience helping new companies ramp up. Additionally, Twine Ventures is intentional about seeking individual limited partners (LPs) that provide complimentary abilities or expertise. (9:21)Time is Scarce for Founders. It's important to create time and space to learn, think, and voraciously read. Leshika anchors that time to her investments, diving deep into the industry or product. This way she is prepared for conversations with founders. (14:56)This episode is hosted by Julie Yoo. She is a member of the Advisory Council for Day Zero and is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.Relevant Links:Learn more about Twine VenturesLearn more about Leshika Samarasinghe

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check out the 20VC Episode Page & Podcast NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org David Friedberg is Founder and CEO of The Production Board (TPB), a holding company established to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production. Prior to founding The Production Board, David founded The Climate Corporation, a 10-year journey that culminated in their $930M acquisition by Monsanto. If that was not enough, David is the Founder and Chairman at Metromile and also sits on the board of Soylent, Clara Foods, Tillable, Cana Technologies and more. In Today's Episode with David Friedberg You Will Learn: 1.) Origins: How David made his way into the world of startups and technology from academia and physics? What were David's biggest takeaways from scaling The Climate Corp to $930M exit to Monsanto? How did the exit put pressure on David for all future companies he builds? How does he manage that? 2.) The Macro: Venture + The Economy How does David foresee the impending rate hikes? What impact will this have on venture and the economy? What segment of the market will be first to be hit? Why is growth investing last to be hit? How does early stage play out in this very new environment? How will we see the velocity of capital deployment change in this new period? What does David believe are some of the crucial flaws of the venture model? How does David reflect on his own price sensitivity? What lessons has he learned from deals he has done or missed that have changed his perspective? 3.) David Frankel: The Business Builder What is David's rubrik for business value creation? How has this changed with time? How mentally plastic does one have to be around the time it takes to see margins, unit economics etc change from negative to positive? How does David and the team approach building new companies at TPB? Where do they find the founding teams? How do they incentivise them? How does TPB approach continuous funding for the companies they create? What milestones need to be hit? How do they assess them? How does David approach liquidity with regards to exits for the companies they create? Why does their holding company structure mean they have different incentives to VCs? 4.) David Friedberg: Father and Husband How does David reflect on his own relationship to money today? How has it changed over time? What have been David's biggest realisations on what provides him true happiness? How did having children change his operating mentality? What does being a great father mean to David? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with David Friedberg David's Favourite Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check out the 20VC Episode Page & Podcast NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org David Friedberg is Founder and CEO of The Production Board (TPB), a holding company established to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production. Prior to founding The Production Board, David founded The Climate Corporation, a 10-year journey that culminated in their $930M acquisition by Monsanto. If that was not enough, David is the Founder and Chairman at Metromile and also sits on the board of Soylent, Clara Foods, Tillable, Cana Technologies and more. In Today's Episode with David Friedberg You Will Learn: 1.) Origins: How David made his way into the world of startups and technology from academia and physics? What were David's biggest takeaways from scaling The Climate Corp to $930M exit to Monsanto? How did the exit put pressure on David for all future companies he builds? How does he manage that? 2.) The Macro: Venture + The Economy How does David foresee the impending rate hikes? What impact will this have on venture and the economy? What segment of the market will be first to be hit? Why is growth investing last to be hit? How does early stage play out in this very new environment? How will we see the velocity of capital deployment change in this new period? What does David believe are some of the crucial flaws of the venture model? How does David reflect on his own price sensitivity? What lessons has he learned from deals he has done or missed that have changed his perspective? 3.) David Frankel: The Business Builder What is David's rubrik for business value creation? How has this changed with time? How mentally plastic does one have to be around the time it takes to see margins, unit economics etc change from negative to positive? How does David and the team approach building new companies at TPB? Where do they find the founding teams? How do they incentivise them? How does TPB approach continuous funding for the companies they create? What milestones need to be hit? How do they assess them? How does David approach liquidity with regards to exits for the companies they create? Why does their holding company structure mean they have different incentives to VCs? 4.) David Friedberg: Father and Husband How does David reflect on his own relationship to money today? How has it changed over time? What have been David's biggest realisations on what provides him true happiness? How did having children change his operating mentality? What does being a great father mean to David? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with David Friedberg David's Favourite Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways Check out the 20VC Episode Page & Podcast NotesRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org David Friedberg is Founder and CEO of The Production Board (TPB), a holding company established to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production. Prior to founding The Production Board, David founded The Climate Corporation, a 10-year journey that culminated in their $930M acquisition by Monsanto. If that was not enough, David is the Founder and Chairman at Metromile and also sits on the board of Soylent, Clara Foods, Tillable, Cana Technologies and more. In Today's Episode with David Friedberg You Will Learn: 1.) Origins: How David made his way into the world of startups and technology from academia and physics? What were David's biggest takeaways from scaling The Climate Corp to $930M exit to Monsanto? How did the exit put pressure on David for all future companies he builds? How does he manage that? 2.) The Macro: Venture + The Economy How does David foresee the impending rate hikes? What impact will this have on venture and the economy? What segment of the market will be first to be hit? Why is growth investing last to be hit? How does early stage play out in this very new environment? How will we see the velocity of capital deployment change in this new period? What does David believe are some of the crucial flaws of the venture model? How does David reflect on his own price sensitivity? What lessons has he learned from deals he has done or missed that have changed his perspective? 3.) David Frankel: The Business Builder What is David's rubrik for business value creation? How has this changed with time? How mentally plastic does one have to be around the time it takes to see margins, unit economics etc change from negative to positive? How does David and the team approach building new companies at TPB? Where do they find the founding teams? How do they incentivise them? How does TPB approach continuous funding for the companies they create? What milestones need to be hit? How do they assess them? How does David approach liquidity with regards to exits for the companies they create? Why does their holding company structure mean they have different incentives to VCs? 4.) David Friedberg: Father and Husband How does David reflect on his own relationship to money today? How has it changed over time? What have been David's biggest realisations on what provides him true happiness? How did having children change his operating mentality? What does being a great father mean to David? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with David Friedberg David's Favourite Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

David Friedberg is Founder and CEO of The Production Board (TPB), a holding company established to solve the most fundamental problems that affect our planet, by reimagining global systems of production. Prior to founding The Production Board, David founded The Climate Corporation, a 10-year journey that culminated in their $930M acquisition by Monsanto. If that was not enough, David is the Founder and Chairman at Metromile and also sits on the board of Soylent, Clara Foods, Tillable, Cana Technologies and more. In Today's Episode with David Friedberg You Will Learn: 1.) Origins: How David made his way into the world of startups and technology from academia and physics? What were David's biggest takeaways from scaling The Climate Corp to $930M exit to Monsanto? How did the exit put pressure on David for all future companies he builds? How does he manage that? 2.) The Macro: Venture + The Economy How does David foresee the impending rate hikes? What impact will this have on venture and the economy? What segment of the market will be first to be hit? Why is growth investing last to be hit? How does early stage play out in this very new environment? How will we see the velocity of capital deployment change in this new period? What does David believe are some of the crucial flaws of the venture model? How does David reflect on his own price sensitivity? What lessons has he learned from deals he has done or missed that have changed his perspective? 3.) David Frankel: The Business Builder What is David's rubrik for business value creation? How has this changed with time? How mentally plastic does one have to be around the time it takes to see margins, unit economics etc change from negative to positive? How does David and the team approach building new companies at TPB? Where do they find the founding teams? How do they incentivise them? How does TPB approach continuous funding for the companies they create? What milestones need to be hit? How do they assess them? How does David approach liquidity with regards to exits for the companies they create? Why does their holding company structure mean they have different incentives to VCs? 4.) David Friedberg: Father and Husband How does David reflect on his own relationship to money today? How has it changed over time? What have been David's biggest realisations on what provides him true happiness? How did having children change his operating mentality? What does being a great father mean to David? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with David Friedberg David's Favourite Book: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind

Cana is back on the podcast, previously David Friedberg teased the "molecular beverage printer" on E1365. This time, we speak and to CEO Matt Mahar about pricing, their go-to-market plans, their cartridge subscription process, Cana's potential climate impact, current flavors and more! Molly was the first outsider to tour their facility and she tried a whole bunch of beverages from the Cana One. (0:00) Jason and Molly tee up today's topics: a deep dive on the just-launched Cana product! (1:30) Molly and Jason break down Molly's site visit to the Cana facility and the taste tests (8:36) Bubble (9:57) Cana's starting price point, cartridges, cost per drink, and more (19:34) Masterworks (21:06) Molly's intros Cana CEO Matt Mahar, and they talk about the origins of the product, impact of the bottling industry, how the product works mechanically (31:39) Superside (32:53) Understanding non-obvious climate solutions, Cana product breakdown and pricing (40:03) Cana as a creator platform, big picture vision of what is possible (54:09) Cana's economic impact on the bottling industry, Matt's background, working with TPB Check out Cana: https://www.cana.com FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Cana is back on the podcast, previously David Friedberg teased the "molecular beverage printer" on E1365. This time, we speak and to CEO Matt Mahar about pricing, their go-to-market plans, their cartridge subscription process, Cana's potential climate impact, current flavors and more! Molly was the first outsider to tour their facility and she tried a whole bunch of beverages from the Cana device. To see the video search "This Week in Startups - Video" in your podcast player or go to https://youtube.com/thisweekin.

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David Friedberg joins to discuss The Production Board's latest company, Cana, which is making, the world's first molecular beverage printer. But first Jason and Molly break down some news. Google is reportedly working on an AR headset (2:15) and Peloton trying to improve their bottom line by raising prices and reportedly halting production and trimming headcount (18:54). Then, David joins to chat about how his company Cana could totally remake the beverage industry with a device reminiscent of Star Trek's Replicator (36:57). You will learn: 1. How humans perceive taste. 2. How The Production Board incubates deep tech companies and evaluates if science is ready to be commercialized. 3. The way the Cana device will be able to recreate any beverage on demand. 4. Which types of beverages will be practical first. Check out Cana: https://www.cana.com/vision (00:00) Jason and Molly intro the show (02:15) Google is building an AR headset (10:19) Linode - Apply to their Rise program for founder-led, early-stage startups and get 3 years of discounts at https://linode.com/twist. (11:33) The killer app for VR Goggles (13:30) Over-under on when tech-savvy will use a headset daily (18:55) Peloton's stock is down massively (22:45) RealGoodFoods - Go to https://realgoodfoods.com and use code TWIST for $15 off! (24:15) Peloton's cost cutting measures (30:34) Jason's product requests for Peloton (33:18) Molly and Jason discuss David Friedberg's new company (35:53) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (36:57) Interview - David Friedberg brings his company out of stealth (38:05) Impacts of the All-In podcast on Friedberg's business (42:09) The Production Board history and structure (45:51) How The Production Board evaluates its projects (49:05) The inefficiency of how humans make and consume products (51:55) The story of Cana (57:16) What beverages are easiest to print molecularly (1:00:00) How the machine uses 80 flavor compounds (1:02:13) Celebrity beverages, form factor and timeline (1:07:42) Cana's R&D cycle (1:13:57) The vision for the company

David Friedberg joins to discuss The Production Board's latest company, Cana, which is making, the world's first molecular beverage printer. But first Jason and Molly break down some news. Google is reportedly working on an AR headset (2:15) and Peloton trying to improve their bottom line by raising prices and reportedly halting production and trimming headcount (18:54). Then, David joins to chat about how his company Cana could totally remake the beverage industry with a device reminiscent of Star Trek's Replicator (36:57). You will learn: 1. How humans perceive taste. 2. How The Production Board incubates deep tech companies and evaluates if science is ready to be commercialized. 3. The way the Cana device will be able to recreate any beverage on demand. 4. Which types of beverages will be practical first. Check out Cana: https://www.cana.com/vision

The Sunday Times' tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dave Friedberg, founder of The Production Board, to talk about the western US's ‘mega-drought' (5:15), attracting cash to climate tech (8:30), the economic consequences of climate change (13:15), creating the Climate Corporation (16:15), getting investment from Larry Page (22:10), and Koch Industries (25:25), the future of food (28:00), “printing” drinks (34:05), water (39:15), climate migration (43:45), and how technology has saved the day before (45:45). Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dannyinthevalley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.