The Weekly Stew

14
Apr

Feasts and Famines

A few of my friends have announced the closure of their businesses. Some are food companies with a ton of money and a ton of resources, others are bootstrapped startups. […]

23
Dec

Food Industry Predictions 2023

I’m not sure how I feel about making predictions. It’s generally not a very good business because you’re essentially just guessing with bits of insights. But plenty of people bet […]

02
Dec

What is Precision Fermentation?

What is it? Precision fermentation is where we can produce a key, functional molecule using fermentation techniques. A microbe, whether bacteria, fungi, or yeast, generally has inputs (what it eats) […]

18
Nov

Finding Your Passion

Last week I took a trip to North Carolina to evaluate a pending new course made by a few professors who want to educate new food scientists better. My professor […]

11
Nov

On Raising Money

I’ve raised money about 3 times so far (all in kind of different circumstances) and to be fair, it’s super hard. That’s why generally I partner with someone who likes […]

28
Oct

How to Handle a Crazy Career

I was invited to a few speaking opportunities for college and I asked a few professors what the heck I should talk about. Most say I have. successful career. I […]

14
Oct

Innovation In Hindsight

What I love about traveling with no schedule is that you end up seeing some interesting places that make an impact on your life. I decided to go to Yokohama, […]

07
Oct

The Giant’s Arena

The film Tora! Tora! Tora! Has a quote where a Japanese admiral says “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a […]

23
Sep

The FHA Expo in Singapore

I went to my first international trade show outside of the United States at the beginning of the month and it was pretty fun and to be honest, not super […]

16
Sep

How to Advance Your Career

If you guys listen to my other podcast with host Kai Wang, you might have noticed we talk about a concept called “quiet quitting”, or doing the bare minimum at […]

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