018: How to Build a Viable Business in the Food Ecosystem with José Luis Cabañero

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The best approach to serve the needs of humanity lies on our capacity to optimize the use of the actual product at maximum levels.”</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"> -José Luis Cabañero</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Episode Description:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Food is an amazing human experience, and the chances of exciting adventures are high.  If you're in for a sweet, life-changing journey, this episode is for you!  Tune in as Justine talks to José Luis Cabañero, Founder of</span> <a href= "https://www.eatableadventures.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Eatable Adventures</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  Justine and José discuss:  how to increase production outputs while minimizing food waste; where to place your bet to make your startup a success; determining the viability of a business; and what to focus on BEFORE getting professional funding.  José also shares interesting projects in the field of alternative proteins, AI in fermentation, and climate-affected precision farming. </span><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Meet José: </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">José Luis has been active in the innovation and new technologies industry for almost 30 years, working with such international corporations as Cisco, Oracle, BBVA, and Unisys as EMEA and LATAM new markets and emerging sectors development business director.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Educated as a Computing Engineer at Extremadura University, José Luis completed his tech studies with business and culinary studies at Stanford University — Executive Program – Le Cordon Bleu at Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid — Diplôme de Cuisine – Reims Champagne- Ardennes University – Diplôme Universitaire DUGGAT – and Haas Business School Berkeley University – Venture Capital Executive Program.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Connect with José:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.eatableadventures.com/"><span style= "font-weigh