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Matt Zieger

Future of Agriculture

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Casey Neistat

Jordan Goodman

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Lee Addams

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Tony Chen

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Anastasia Volkova

Israel Morales

Carter Malloy

Bill York

David Zetland

Stu Bradbury

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Matt Zieger is the Vice President of Village Capital, a company that seeks startups offering innovative solutions and disruptive ideas that promote sustainability. As Vice President, he is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with individual investors, private organizations, and government projects. He specializes in cross-sector collaboration which allows him to weave multiple business entities into focusing on sustainability and economic growth.   Matt joins me today to discuss the idea of disruptive startups and why being disruptive may not be what the ag industry currently needs. He shares what Village Capital is all about, how they determine which companies they will invest in, and their business processes. He also shares the problems their company believes ag startups should focus on and describes when a company should scale and when it should just stay its course.       “The farm economy is the backbone of the American economy.” - Matt Zieger       This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:    What Village Capital is and the companies they invest in. The problems in the food system Village Capital aims to solve. Why displacing the ag industry is not always the solution. How they choose companies to invest in within the ag industry. What business models should be to benefit both investors and consumers. Why the "move fast and break things" business strategy is not applicable in ag. Determining whether it's time to grow and scale or to keep the cycle. What excites him the most about the future of the ag industry?      Resources Mentioned:    Abaca Growing a Sustainable Food System      Connect with Matt Zieger    Village Capital Twitter LinkedIn        We Are a Part of a Bigger Family!    The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today.     Share the Ag-Love!    Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots!    Learn more about AgGrad by visiting:  Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter  AgGrad on Facebook  AgGrad on LinkedIn  AgGrad on Instagram 

Matt Zieger is the Vice President of Village Capital, a company that seeks startups offering innovative solutions and disruptive ideas that promote sustainability. As Vice President, he is responsible for developing strategic partnerships with individual investors, private organizations, and government projects. He specializes in cross-sector collaboration which allows him to weave multiple business entities into focusing on sustainability and economic growth. Matt joins me today to discuss the idea of disruptive startups and why being disruptive may not be what the ag industry currently needs. He shares what Village Capital is all about, how they determine which companies they will invest in, and their business processes. He also shares the problems their company believes ag startups should focus on and describes when a company should scale and when it should just stay its course. “The farm economy is the backbone of the American economy.” - Matt Zieger This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast: <ul> <li>What Village Capital is and the companies they invest in.</li> <li>The problems in the food system Village Capital aims to solve.</li> <li>Why displacing the ag industry is not always the solution.</li> <li>How they choose companies to invest in within the ag industry.</li> <li>What business models should be to benefit both investors and consumers.</li> <li>Why the "move fast and break things" business strategy is not applicable in ag.</li> <li>Determining whether it's time to grow and scale or to keep the cycle.</li> <li>What excites him the most about the future of the ag industry?</li> </ul> Resources Mentioned: <ul> <li><a href="https://abaca.app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abaca</a></li> <li><a href="https://vilcap.com/sustainableag/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Growing a Sustainable Food System</a></li> </ul> Connect with Matt Zieger <ul> <li><a href="https://vilcap.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Village Capital</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mattzieger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattzieger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> We Are a Part of a Bigger Family! The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/farm-rural-ag-network/id1207587305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or on the <a href="http://www.farmruralag.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Farm and Rural Ag Network Website</a> today.  Share the Ag-Love! Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/future-of-agriculture/id1137767458?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe on iTunes</a> and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots!  Learn more about AgGrad by visiting:  <a href="https://futureofag.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of Agriculture Website</a> <a href="http://aggrad.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AgGrad Website</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aggradjobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AgGrad on Twitter</a><a href="https://twitter.com/aggradjobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aggradmedia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AgGrad on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/aggradmedia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/aggrad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AgGrad on LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/aggrad" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aggrad/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AgGrad on Instagram</a>

Future of Agriculture 144: Maybe Disruption Isn't the Answer for Ag with Matt Zieger of Village Capital

 Matt Zieger moved to Pittsburgh to join The Forbes Funds in August of 2014 as the Executive-in-Residence for Social Innovation. As a former foundation CEO, small business owner, and long-time economic policy leader Matt has fifteen years of experience bringing together Governors, CEOs, civic leaders, philanthropies, and global innovators to build and advance transformative investments in public education, international business development, government innovation, and knowledge-driven economic development.     In this role, Matt leads the Forbes Funds efforts to accelerate regional understanding and adoption of emerging tools to affect positive societal outcomes at substantial scale. His current focus areas include the development of new platforms to increase access to capital and advanced technologies for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs such as impact investing funds, social impact bonds, and prototyping technology solutions that positively impact the communities and organizations we serve.   Matt’s Challenge; Say yes more often.   Articles  Pittsburgh Business Times   Connect with Matt Twitter LinkedIn Website Email; zieger@forbesfunds.org

Matt Zieger moved to Pittsburgh to join The Forbes Funds in August of 2014 as the Executive-in-Residence for Social Innovation. As a former foundation CEO, small business owner, and long-time economic policy leader Matt has fifteen years of experience bringing together Governors, CEOs, civic leaders, philanthropies, and global innovators to build and advance transformative investments in public education, international business development, government innovation, and knowledge-driven economic development.   In this role, Matt leads the Forbes Funds efforts to accelerate regional understanding and adoption of emerging tools to affect positive societal outcomes at substantial scale. His current focus areas include the development of new platforms to increase access to capital and advanced technologies for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs such as impact investing funds, social impact bonds, and prototyping technology solutions that positively impact the communities and organizations we serve. Matt’s Challenge; Say yes more often. Articles <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/06/24/matt-zieger-the-forbes-funds.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Pittsburgh Business Times</a> Connect with Matt <a href="https://twitter.com/mattzieger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattzieger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://forbesfunds.org/tff-staff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> Email; zieger@forbesfunds.org

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