There’s a popular saying that goes something like this: Some people eat to live and others live to eat. Our globe-trotting MBAs definitely fall into the latter category, which is one reason why we’ve been so tepid on the whole greentech push towards plant-based foods and alternative protein markets. More objectively, we’re skeptical that these […]
Few people have left a legacy more permanent than a first-century Jewish preacher, known by many for his kindness and wisdom. Jesus was also known for sorting out members of His flock who weren’t that good at event planning. Running short on cabernet? Didn’t plan for so many freeloaders to show up under the guise […]
The highest priority goal for every company has nothing to do with revenues or EBITDA. Regardless of its industry, size, location, or organizational structure, the number one thing a company needs to do is survive. According to McKinsey, that’s becoming increasingly difficult: In 1935, the life expectancy of an S&P 500 company was 90 years. […]
One thing about emerging technologies is that you never know when – or if – they will finally fulfill their promise or fall flat. Take the miracle material graphene. Thin, light, and hard as a diamond, graphene was supposed to revolutionize how we build everything in the future. Not so much. We’ve written about 30 […]
If you’ve not spent time in the United Kingdom, you’d be excused for not knowing about a company called Innocent Smoothies. The three founders famously gave away their smoothies at a music festival with a sign that said “should we quit our jobs to go make smoothies” asking the empty bottles to be thrown in […]
Your bog-standard white grocery store button mushroom makes up 38% of the world’s production of cultivated mushrooms. It’s one of the thousands of species of fungi, some of which haven’t even been classified. (Says Wikipedia, a fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well […]
The global demand for meat is expected to jump 70% by 2050 as the population grows to roughly 9.6 billion people. As expected, the bulk of the burden will be on widely consumed protein sources like fish, beef, and chicken. With the possibility of running out of resources and the strain caused by the production of these […]
There are people who live to eat and others who eat to live. This article is mostly going to appeal to the latter group – those who would be happy to nosh on 3D-printed pizza or exist on a steady diet of powdered soylents. We’ve been writing a series on the rise of alternative proteins […]
Disruption is one of those words in the tech world lexicon that is used as both a noun and verb. It’s also perhaps one of the most overused. It should be used to denote a true breakthrough in a technology or process that could upend an entire industry. A handheld ultrasound device for your smartphone […]
People love their pets. Consider that Americans alone spent an estimated $72 billion on their animals last year. While the headlines focus on startups like Rover, which has raised more than $300 million for its app-powered pet services, the biggest chunk of money goes toward food – about $30 billion in 2018. People also love […]