#9: Sirputis & SoftSeaweed with Morten Kroslid - How automation and AI could revolutionise the seaweed industry, new processing technologies, the benefits of using data and specialised software.

Is the era of automation and AI coming to the seaweed industry?I try to answer this question in my conversation with one of the pioneers of automation and mechanisation in the sector.Here is a short trailer of this episode: click hereAmong the many topics discussed on this episode, here are some that you might find really interesting: New technologies to disrupt the seaweed industry Principles and strategies behind a serial entrepreneur and how products and services are brought to market Seaweed stabilisation and secondary processing  Automation and mechanisation in seaweed farming  Using data and AI to reduce risk and operational cost whilst increasing the quality and quantity of the biomass Drastically reducing the time required for obtaining a seaweed farming licence The learnings from experiencing the war in UkraineIt has been an absolute eye opener for me to hear the insights and thoughts Morten shared during our chat, I hope you will enjoy it.*Check out the ⁠Inside Seaweed Newsletter⁠! Just one short email per month, no spam and you can cancel at any time.Would you like to get a super short email from me every month, with three actionable insights for your seaweed business? I will search the seaweed industry for the most important lessons, the most useful conclusions and relevant actions, condensed into a half page that I will share with you, each month. It's easy to sign up and just as easy to cancel. If you'd like to give it a try, head over to ⁠insideseaweed.com ⁠*Useful Links:Morten Kroslid on LinkedinSirputis: Website, Linkedn, Facebook and InsagramSoftSeaweed: Website and LinkedIn Morten Kroslid's Bio: Morten Kroslid is CEO of Sirputis, a company providing equipment for seaweed cultivation and processing. He is also Co-Founder of SoftSeaweed, a software solution developed to make seaweed farming businesses more sustainable and profitable. Morten studied Business and Economics in his native Norway and went on, over the years, to become the founder or co-founder of more than 20 start-ups in several different countries. In the last few years he's focused on innovation aimed at enabling the growth of the seaweed industry globally.*Inside Seaweed's host is Fed DeGobbi, get in touch on ⁠LinkedIn⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠, or directly via ⁠email⁠. Please send in your feedback: what do you want to hear more or less of? any suggestions? Would love to hear what you think!