Justin Kolbeck - seafood of the future

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The Bits & Bytes Series - Justin Kolbeck

Hosted by Udbela Escanero

Justin Kolbeck is co-founder and CEO of Wildtype, which is on a mission to create the cleanest, most sustainable seafood on the planet. 🐠 Before Wildtype, he spent nearly five years as a consultant at Strategy& helping companies develop and launch products, grow into new markets, and operate efficiently. Justin started his career as a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, and Washington DC. 🌍 He is a graduate of the Yale School of Management, L’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, and UC Berkeley. 🤓🚀

Come build a better food system:

https://www.wildtypefoods.com/

Timestamps:

1:30 - Who is Justin Kolbeck?

3:30 - What was your defining moment?

6:30 - The state of the commercial fishing industry and its implications for the environment

14:20 - Why did you choose salmon?

18:30 - Outlining the cellular agriculture industry

22:40 - When will this technology hit the market?

24:40 - What are the biggest challengers you’re facing and what have been the best experiences so far with Wildtype?

28:30 - How did you go about raising money?

32:00 - How did you get into the startup world and how did your education help you?

34:50 - If you could change one thing about society what would it be?

37:22 - What is an unconventional truth you believe in and what advice would you give to students?

40:10 - If you could choose anyone to interview (dead, alive, fictional) who would it be?

Special shoutout to Udbela Escanero for producing this episode and Humzah Rahman for supervising! 💃🕺