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Outline of this episode:
- [01:06] – The backstory of creating coffee without coffee beans
- [02:30] – Why is coffee the perfect target?
- [03:28] – Why does coffee contribute to climate change?
- [04:10] – Why do we need to brew coffee without coffee beans?
- [05:10] – Two minute background on Maricel
- [06:05] – First startup experience
- [06:40] – Singularity University and meeting her first co-founder in the synthetic biology field
- [07:10] – From fighting bacteria to fighting climate change
- [08:03] – Can we do something for climate change now?
- [08:40] – From climate anxiety to taking action
- [09:27] – How to take action fighting climate change
- [12:00] – Opening jobs at Compound Foods
- [13:05] – What does it take to build a company like Compound?
- [14:05] – From Costa Rica to the Bay Area
- [15:33] – Fundraising for a live product
- [16:25] – Thoughts on fundraising
- [17:35] – Why is Compound not a synthetic food company?
- [19:50] – What does the future look like?
- [21:05] – What are the next steps for the business?
- [22:09] – What advice would you give to yourself when you were first getting into tech?