7. Satellites, Creating Renaissance of Space Tech Startups and Combatting Climate Change | Yotam Ariel of Bluefield
Summary: Yotam Ariel (<a href="https://twitter.com/YotamAriel">@yotamariel</a>) is the Founder and CEO of <a href="http://bluefield.co/">Bluefield</a>, a satellite change detection startup that was recent winner of Top 20 NewSpace Awards alongside SpaceX, Virgin Orbit and other innovative space startups. Bluefield use proprietary methane tracking micro-satellites & AI to provide actionable insights and valuable data for farmers maximizing crop yields, governments watching military behavior and much much more.<br> Bluefield lies up nicely with Yotam’s previous startup <a href="http://bennu-solar.com/">Bennu Solar</a> which mass produces affordable solar products for third world countries. Yotam likes the <a href="https://www.macfound.org/programs/climate/">Morning Climate newsletter</a>, for anyone interested.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://fringe.fm/itunestextlink">You can listen right here on iTunes</a><br> In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:<br> <br> * How Yotam thinks see satellite space technology changing everyday life<br> * The space tech convergence of small scale satellites<br> * Why methane is the new carbon dioxide<br> * The reason Yotam doesn’t look up to Elon Musk and Richard Branson<br> * Why we are still a ways off from living in space<br> * The 80/20 way to think about climate change<br> * How complexity becomes commodity and creates innovation<br> * Why Yotam spent 12 years in China and what he learned<br> * The reason today’s entrepreneurs focus on profitable purpose<br> * How to start a space tech startup today – and how much it costs<br> <br> <a href="http://fringe.fm/itunes"></a><br> <a href="http://fringe.fm/stitcher"></a><br> —<br> Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to Support FringeFM<br> <br> FringeFM is supported by the generosity of its readers and listeners. If you find our work valuable, please consider supporting us on <a href="http://fringe.fm/donate">Patreon,</a> via <a href="https://fringe.fm/paypal">Paypal</a> or with <a href="https://fringe.fm/donorbox">DonorBox powered by Stripe</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br>
