#57: Satellite Imagery and Analytics On-Demand with SkyFi - Bill Perkins and Luke Fischer

Today I am speaking with with Bill Perkins, Founder of SkyFi and Luke Fischer, CEO of SkyFi.

SkyFi, which just recently went live with their product, aims to democratise satellite imagery and make it affordable, accessible and usable for everyone. I recommend checking out their app, which looks pretty cool.

In this episode, we talk about the founding story of SkyFi and their vision, the importance of making satellite imagery accessible to 'the hive mind', differences in how the B2C and the B2B segments will use Earth observation, the verticals SkyFi is targeting, the state of EO and more.

• Check out the SkyFi app: https://bit.ly/TWSxSkyFi
• Bill Perkins: https://twitter.com/bp22
• Luke Fischer: https://twitter.com/FischerLukeM

[Thanks to SkyFi for sponsoring this episode]

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01:01: Intros

03:02: SkyFi overview 

05:09: Founding story and why it took a hedge fund trader to create it

14:21: Why a mobile app to access satellite imagery?

17:46: Thoughts on targeting both the B2C and B2B segments

22:42: Types of satellite data on the platform

29:34: Convincing the satellite data providers

33:15: The future of distribution of EO data and analytics 

38:08: Educating the masses about EO

40:46: Thoughts on competition

44:34: Outlook for SkyFi

49:14: State of EO and how it influences SkyFi

54:56: Worries about the state of the industry

57:04: Wrap-up

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