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Bill Trenchard
“When you have any signs of early demand pull, you have to follow it and work as hard as it takes to just make it happen.” This early company building advice from Filip Kaliszan is spot on, and it’s the Verkada founding team’s ethos in a nutshell. I’ve been able to see this up close by partnering with Filip over the years, but I’m so glad he generously shared his hard-earned lessons more publicly with other builders in this series for First Round Capital's PMF Method. Here are a few of my favorite takeaways: 🚧 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗩𝗣: “The very first version looked very funny. It was a Raspberry Pi based camera. We just hacked it together from different parts — the supply chain was Amazon.com. We built maybe 100 of these little cameras and we gave them to friends and businesses we knew. That was never going to fit in a commercial environment, but man, it was so valuable to build it, because we could evaluate different streaming technologies and learn about the challenges of local storage. All these problems that we later encountered, we had already started solving. By the time the real product started selling, we had fewer bugs and ideas on how to navigate them. It just smoothed the road." 👷♂️ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 (𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿): “I remember flying to L.A. to install cameras at the Beverly Hills Equinox, one of our early customers. The gym closed at midnight, and we had until 5:00 AM to get the cameras installed. So next thing I know I'm buying some drills, getting up on a ladder and pulling cables myself. That client kept growing with us over the years because of the attention to detail we showed from day one. I've worked in the consumer space before. My perception of enterprise is that if you're willing to do the work, have the customer conversations, get on the plane and get out of your bubble to see how customers are using different solutions and build a picture of what will work for them, it's more of a well-defined process than it is a guessing game." ⚙️ 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘁: “One of the mistakes that I see is sometimes folks listen to the customer for what they want as the solution, as opposed to listening to find out what the problem is. If you talked to our customers, on the surface I think what you might get back is that they want a sum of their favorite features from all of the competitors. But if you took the best features from all of our competitors and put it into one product, you'd build a bloated product with a bunch of not so great features. But if you dive a little deeper in that conversation, and you try to understand why they want these features, if you go to the customer and have them show you their workflow, and take notes about the things that are broken, that's when you start identifying the problems.”
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John Mundy
One big reflection from a recent visit to East Africa: are we (the impact sector writ large) truly learning what works and what doesn't? 5 years ago when I joined Mercy Corps AgriFin to support agtech development in Tanzania and digital climate smart agric services in the region, we were very hopeful of the ability of iProcure, Wefarm, Copia, Tuula, Twiga, Farmdrive, Sendy, to scale and deepen impactful services for smallholder farmers and rural consumers. This was largely based on the theory that with the success of mobile money adoption, a rapid proliferation of digital financial inclusion products and services for farmers would follow. A few agtech social enterprises remain, albeit still not quite at the point of financial sustainability, scale, or depth of impact first envisioned. In the last few years we've seen many forced into administration (despite the founders' best efforts, and excellent teams), and those who remain are those who leaned heaviest on donor funds (not a bad idea in hindsight). And few if any have managed to make the leap from Kenya to other markets in Africa which challenges our original copy and paste theory (I suspect one of the main reasons why so much philanthropy was invested into agtech social enterprise in Kenya was to trial there and then expand regionally). To be sure we've seen too many investors expect quick returns in tough markets, and too few affordable working capital providers to keep the lights on. A great deal of lessons have been learnt on the impact models as well - originally we all leaned too heavily on digital only to solve agricultural systems failures without building the field force, logistics and policy engagement capabilities truly required first. And there are some services (e.g. weather) that never should be monetised. So, I'm left wondering: 1. Was this level of free market and Schumpeterian creative destruction intentional (by investors/donors/enablers)? 2. Should we drop the positivity bias needed for fundraising and begin to admit, that scalable and impactful models working with smallholder farmers are never likely to be fully financially sustainable? i.e. funders should get ready for the long haul and investors (especially equity) should seek more patient returns. 3. Is this the dawn of an updated, and perhaps matured view of social enterprise models? I don't see the above as necessarily failures but rather a reality check that expecting long term flexible philanthropy/subsidies for agtech coupled with very patient impact investment might be a good thing (not the enemy of progress) and that the private sector or governments aren't going to magically swoop in to solve the problem alone. Colin Eager to be challenged on this narrative by my wiser peers! Sieka Gatabaki, Chris Mitchell Marcus Watson Christabell Makokha, MGBA, Collins Marita, Venu Aggarwal, Ananth Gudipati, Shanoo Saran, Hillary Miller-Wise, Craig Heintzman, Gabriel Smales, Jamie Anderson, mwombeki baregu
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Sheriff Aliu
This is a boss move by NITDA Nigeria. In the last 15 years, only 3% of CEA research has come from Africa. As part of my presentation at the AFHVS conference, I asked: Is Africa missing out on the CEA revolution? We are undoubtedly late to CEA, but didn't they say better late than never? I'm excited by this partnership and stoked to see how Nigeria will integrate CEA into its agricultural sector and use it to serve the people and the planet. https://lnkd.in/epMgee58
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Christabell Makokha, MGBA
Shifting the Focus in Agri-Tech: Putting the Small-Scale Farmer at the Wheel I recently had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at the AgriTech4Kenya Consultation Workshop & Launch event by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP). This gathering brought together a diverse group – public, private, research organizations, entrepreneurs, and more – to tackle a critical question: Bridging the Disconnect Between Research, Investment, and Adoption of Sustainable Agri-Tech Solutions in Kenya. Known as the Silicon Savannah, Kenya is not short of innovations, research, and investments that promise to unlock the promise of agripreneurship. Yet very few of these solutions scale or have succeeded in transforming agriculture food systems. While there are multiple contributing factors, I believe two key issues are at play: 1. Unequal Risk Distribution: The burden of risk in food systems falls heavily on small-scale producers, who are least equipped to handle it. 2. Fragmented System: The current system lacks cohesion, with each player focused on their own objectives. Investors and funders prioritize short-term returns, while innovators are hyper-focused on scaling their own solutions. This leaves small-scale producers understandably hesitant to adopt these solutions - there is no clear path to financial prosperity. We need a shift in perspective. Let’s reimagine our food system as a Formula 1 race. The driver, the small-scale producer, is the Most Valuable Player (MVP). Every player in the system – researchers, innovators, funders – has one objective: empowering the farmer to succeed. Human-centered systems design is the pit crew that equips the MVP with the right tools, training, and support. Taking a human-centered approach ensures solutions are accessible, context-sensitive, and responsive to evolving needs. Human-centered design combined with systems thinking is crucial. We must move beyond isolated solutions and work in tandem to strengthen the entire food system, which is already complex and prone to risk. The system is only as strong as its weakest link. Let's keep the conversation going! Share your thoughts on how to bridge the gap between research, innovation and farmer adoption. #AgriTech4Kenya #FoodSecurity #HumanCenteredSystemsDesign Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative, CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP), Nixon Gecheo, Ruth Oniang'o, Brian Lukera Wambani, Sieka Gatabaki, Lucy Kioko, Emmanuel Makau, Malvika Bhansali, Annie Wakanyi, Dr. Maureen Miruka
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Paul Holmbeck
Strong support today from Gerald G. Mweli, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania for upscaling agroecology in Tanzania’s strategy for food security, climate resilience, biodiversity and farmer incomes. “Agroecology is taking high speed in global conversations” “In Tanzania we will upscale ecological organic agriculture, through our NEOAS strategy to achieve our goals of food security, climate resilience, biodiversity, job creation and farm incomes. As noted from the scientific community, agroecology contributes to these goals.” “We have increased our agricultural budget by 5 times compared to three years ago. We must ensuring that whatever we are doing is enhancing sustatinability. “In our transformation agenda represented by our Agriculture Master Plan, we will increase our productivity, improve irrigation and water management, food exports including organic products, increase domestic seed production and reduce mismanagement of agrichemicals. One contributing strategy for these goals will be to increasing the land area with agroecology and climate smart agriculture by 2 million hectares by 2030. “ “We are the fifth largest producer of organic cotton in the world as documented by FiBL. We will be a leader in organic cotton” The messages came today at the opening of the "Cultivating Change Gathering" bringing together leaders in philanthropy, bi-lateral and multilateral donors, governments and civil society organisations working for food systems change through agroecology. The gathering in Arusha Tanzania is organized by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, the Agroecology Coalition and Biovision Foundation. The Permanent Secretary detailed and supported the 6 core strategy interventions in Tanzania's National Ecological Organic Agriculture Strategy: ✅ Equipping farmers with latest knowledge on agroecology ✅ Increase availability of inputs—strengthening smallholders en access to seed, seedlings and fertilisers as alternatives to conventional fertilisers ✅ Expand market access for smallholder farmer, Participatory Guarantee Systems for local markets and organic grower groups to gain access to global markets, to improve incomes and drive transition to agroecology in farming. ✅ Mainstream village land use planning, Protecting land for agriculture, and sensitizing local leaders to how agroecology helps them reach their local goals for food securlity, incomes and natural ressources. ✅ Improve access to finance products for smallholder farmers and supply chain actors ✅ Support for coordination and capacity building in civil society organization to drive implementation on the ground.
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Flavien Shimira, Ph.D.
I am thrilled to share my latest publication, "East Africa’s Tomato Production Overview: Resilience in Horticulture Transition." This book explores the dynamic horticultural landscapes of Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. This comprehensive review examines resilient tomato farming, innovative production systems, and sustainable practices throughout the region. It assesses tomato production and yield, market dynamics, and the social and economic impact on local communities. The book delves into multiple tomato varieties, diseases, and pests, as well as practical pest management strategies and sustainable practices. Discover insights into one of the region's most important crops and its significance to local economies. This book is an essential reference for farmers, agripreneurs, researchers, and anyone keen on understanding and advancing agriculture in East Africa. #Horticulture #Agriculture #SustainableFarming #TomatoProduction #EastAfrica #AgriInnovation #Farmers #Agripreneurs #Research #Kenya #Rwanda #Tanzania #Uganda https://lnkd.in/dq_STa7X
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Dimitri Syrris
Do you work in food security, community gardens, meal distribution, or regenerative agriculture? It's a vital category for the future of our world, and I am beaming to share that we work with several organisations dedicated to tracking sustainable food systems and proving their impact through our tech, Baotree. It's truly simple: we support our partners in designing a data collection framework based on their food security project objectives. We then migrate the analogue framework into our platform - including all the right questions and metrics to inform their desired outcome. Next, field officers and community members collect data via our mobile app to ensure accurate, ground-truthed source data - informing the project managers on their Baotree dashboard who is doing what, what is working and not working, and strengthening their real-time decision capabilities. It's no longer a situation of "I must be in the field to see and believe." Baotree acts as a "live" TV in the realities on the ground by scaling the data acquisition and including community participation! How cool is that! #foodsecurity #tech4good #Baotree #regenerative #agriculture #foodsystems #circularmodels #accuratedatamatters #dataintegrity #community #socialimpact #climateimpact
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Lynne Odiwa
The global food industry, growing at an annual rate of 5%, is set to reach USD 20 trillion by 2030, driven by demands for healthy, convenient, and sustainable food. As Africa's population rapidly doubles, the continent is becoming an essential stakeholder in this dynamic landscape. This growth presents both significant challenges and immense opportunities for Africa's food systems and agricultural sectors. Some of the Key Realities and Trends Climate Change :Adapting to shifting weather patterns and ensuring sustainable farming practices. Post-Harvest Losses : Addressing high rates of food loss due to inadequate storage and processing. Local Processing : Investing in local processing to reduce dependency on imports. Malnutrition : Combating high rates of malnutrition through improved food security and nutrition education. Infrastructure Gaps : Building better roads, storage facilities, and logistics networks. Talent and Financing : Bridging the gaps in skilled labor and access to capital. Gender Inequity : Promoting equal opportunities for women in agriculture. Regulatory Environment : Strengthening standards and enforcement to ensure food safety and quality. Regional and global Trade Dynamics : Navigating regional and global trade to open new markets. A fragmented ecosystem dominated by Smallholder Farmers : Supporting the backbone of Africa's agriculture with technology and resources. The potential for entrepreneurial ventures and investments in these areas is wide. By addressing these critical issues, we can unlock Africa's agricultural potential and drive sustainable growth, benefiting both the continent and the global food industry. Let’s explore how we can collectively work towards a resilient and thriving food systems in Africa. #informationispower #education #InfluencingChange #SheFeedsandNourishesthefuture #AfricaAgriculture #FoodIndustry #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship #InvestmentOpportunities #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #InnovationInAgriculture #GlobalTrade #AgricultureDevelopment #naturesbestgreenculture
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