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Adelaide agtech Optomni raises $200,000 in Seed round to tackle food waste

Simon Thomsen - September 29, 2022 2 MIN READ

South Australian agtech startup Optomni, has raised $200,000 in a Seed round led by Skalata Ventures to optimise the fresh food supply chain. Founder and CEO Murad Mekhtiev said around 45% of total fruit and vegetable production in Australia is wasted and nearly half of that happens in the supply chain. Optomni aims to reduce… Read more »

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Business strategy

Why you should stop taking advice from successful people

Wahid Tashkandi Tashkandi - August 5, 2022 6 MIN READ

When we seek advice on startup success, we tend to turn to the winners. We buy books by business gurus and power through podcasts by major corporate players. But why do we feel their advice is more valuable than the inventors and innovators who didn’t make it? What if we could learn more from their… Read more »