The ideaSpace Podcast is a selection of interviews, talks and discussions with successful founders and business leaders, and is for anyone interested in business, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the Start-up Stories episodes we try to focus on the journey of the entreprenuer, and in Business Basics we concentrate on specific business topics. Either way the podcasts are designed to be entertaining, revealing, and interesting, and our guests talk honestly and openly about the trials and tribulations of founding a business; as well as the gains and successes, they discuss their past business failures in order to help anyone else avoid the same mistakes!
ideaSpace is a community of founders and entrepreneurs based at the University of Cambridge, where members share knowledge, experience and expertise to help themselves, and others, in their high-impact venture creation.
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The ideaSpace Podcast is a selection of interviews, talks and discussions with successful founders and business leaders, and is for anyone interested in business, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the Start-up Stories episodes we try to focus on the journey of the entreprenuer, and in Business Basics we concentrate on specific business topics. Either way the podcasts are designed to be entertaining, revealing, and interesting, and our guests talk honestly and openly about the trials and tribulations of founding a business; as well as the gains and successes, they discuss their past business failures in order to help anyone else avoid the same mistakes!
ideaSpace is a community of founders and entrepreneurs based at the University of Cambridge, where members share knowledge, experience and expertise to help themselves, and others, in their high-impact venture creation.
Start-up Stories with Jim McDougall - Co-founder of Outfield
The ideaSpace Podcast
54 minutes 50 seconds
3 years ago
Start-up Stories with Jim McDougall - Co-founder of Outfield
In this latest start-up stories episode we’re talking with Jim McDougall, the co-founder of Outfield Technologies, an exciting start-up making a real impact to the way orchard growers can forecast their fruit yields. Combining innovative machine learning with drone technology, they help farmers manage the lifecycle of fruit in their orchard – making farms more efficient, profitable and sustainable.
Hear how Jim seized on interesting career opportunities, moving from a background in engineering to the world of horticulture start-ups via working on oil rigs! We also cover the early years of the company, how the products evolved and changed, and chat about the interesting dynamic between co-founders. We also delve into the mindset of the entrepreneur, and talk honestly and openly about the difficulties of founding and running a successful start-up.
The ideaSpace Podcast
The ideaSpace Podcast is a selection of interviews, talks and discussions with successful founders and business leaders, and is for anyone interested in business, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In the Start-up Stories episodes we try to focus on the journey of the entreprenuer, and in Business Basics we concentrate on specific business topics. Either way the podcasts are designed to be entertaining, revealing, and interesting, and our guests talk honestly and openly about the trials and tribulations of founding a business; as well as the gains and successes, they discuss their past business failures in order to help anyone else avoid the same mistakes!
ideaSpace is a community of founders and entrepreneurs based at the University of Cambridge, where members share knowledge, experience and expertise to help themselves, and others, in their high-impact venture creation.
