Ep 18 - Jakub Dziwisz - Orbify, No Code Earth Observation & Saas-like Business Models

Jakub Dziwisz is the founder & CEO of Orbify, a company that is attempting to simplify the process of building Earth Observation solutions for any application. 

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Episode Sponsors:

• Radiant Earth Foundation: Apply for the 2022 Radiant MLHub Impact Award for agriculture-related applications for Africa - with a $5,000 cash prize.
• Element84
  • Dan Pilone’s appearance on the podcast

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About Jakub:

• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Orbify

Shownotes:

• Orbify
• Book & Media recomendation:
  • You’re already listening to the first one ;-)
  • Mapscaping
  • The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenport
  • The Case for Space by Robert Zubrin
  • 9 Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World by Marcus Buckingham, Ashley Goodall
  • Twenty Minute VC

Time stamps:

• 00:00 - Introduction
• 02:48 - Episode begins, Jakub presents himself
• 09:40 - Jakub’s first few jobs: Travel Agencies
• 19:10 - Travel Agencies used to look a lot like the Earth Observation industry today
• 21:48 - Jakub’s entry in Earth Observation
• 25:28 - A Shopify analogy to self-service
• 31:30 - Orbify
• 35:40 - Specializing versus Diversifying
• 43:31 - Rethinking User Interfaces
• 45:50 - A SaaS-like business model
• 51:52 - Some of Orbify’s current clients
• 54:50 - Jakub’s point of view coming from outside Earth Observation
• 59:00 - Keeping a fresh eye
• 1:01:27 - How much programming does Jakub still do?
• 1:05:26 - Book & Podcast recommendation

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