Future of Spirulina, Questions without Answers, and Hour Discussion with CEO and Founder Elliot Roth (Part 2)

Summary: Blue man group, agriculture, feeding the world, algae, Egyptian stages of death, finding a fulfilling purpose in life, 100 day challenges, value of building in LA, how he got started and has been developing his company, book and resource recommendations, hiring people, FBI bioterrorism, and much much much more in this 2 hour interview with this weeks guest Elliot Roth CEO of Spira. This episode is one you won’t want to miss!<br> About Elliot<br> “Elliot is incredibly motivated to solve physiological needs using simple biological design.<br> After being trained as a University Innovation Fellow at the Stanford d.School, Elliot started multiple entrepreneurial projects including the DIYbio lab Indie Lab, TEDxVCU, and 6 failed startups. He graduated Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering and spent five years consulting in product design and business strategy before starting Spira.<br> He is a Kairos Fellow, a Seasteading Ambassador, a member of the TFF NextGen Council, and sits on the Virginia Governor’s Council for Youth Entrepreneurship. Elliot has spoken at Synbiobeta, SXSW, and Thought for Food on social impact, synthetic biology and food.” <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmre/">Linkedin</a><br> About Spira<br> “Unless you’ve been living under a rock…<br> It’s becoming more apparent why we need to act now. These ingredients provide the proper nutrients that people need to thrive with the consideration of how we can help the environment thrive, too.<br> ‍<br> With less resources needed to grow our ingredients and a drastically increasing global population, we’re thinking multiple decades ahead.” <a href="https://www.spirainc.com/">Source</a><br> Products<br> “Spirulina Powder<br> It takes a lot of care to build strong relationships with farmers to get the very best spirulina from the start. No heavy metals, pesticides or contaminants.<br> ‍<br> Our farmers provide a consistent supply with consistent taste and consistent affordability. Did we mention its consistent?<br> Electric Sky™<br> A beautiful natural blue dye unlike anything else found in nature. This spirulina extract not only gives off a mesmerizing look when added to any food, but also contains healthy antioxidant properties. Learn about the benefits and how our technology maintains this majestic hue.<br> Spirulina Protein Isolate<br> The world needs new plant-powered protein. The issue is that most of it tastes like s*** or is difficult to use. We’ve been working on something better.” <a href="https://www.spirainc.com/">Source</a><br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatmre/">His Linkedin</a><br> <a href="http://www.spirainc.com">Company website</a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/spira-inc./about/">Company Linkedin</a><br>