#StartupsOfNRF: Tom Walker, CEO, DroneUp on Drones in Retail

<p>Tom Walker, Founder & CEO, DroneUp joined me for a discussion on the rapid evolution of drones in the retail industry. </p> <p>Walmart Invests in DroneUp, the Nationwide On-Demand Drone Delivery Provider</p> <p><a href='https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/06/17/walmart-invests-in-droneup-the-nationwide-on-demand-drone-delivery-provider'>https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/06/17/walmart-invests-in-droneup-the-nationwide-on-demand-drone-delivery-provider</a></p> <p>This interview is the second in the Startups of NRF series.  I’ll ask each of the startups exhibiting in either the Innovation Lab or Startup Zone the same 8 questions listed below.</p> <ol><li>Can you introduce yourself and tell us about</li> <li>Your company</li> <li>The problem you are solving</li> <li>The “pigeonhole” question:  Where does your solution sit</li> <li>Where are we in the adoption cycle for this technology?</li> <li>What is the message you’re sharing at NRF?</li> <li>How do you see 2022 shaping up</li> </ol><p>For all the college students out there</p> <ol start="6"><li>What advice can you offer budding entrepreneurs?</li> <li>What skills that you use now that you wish you paid more attention to?</li> <li>How do we get in touch with you?</li> </ol><p>Give it a listen and let us know what you think?</p> <p> </p> <p>Podcast Guest</p> <p>Tom Walker </p> <p>Founder & CEO, DroneUp</p> <p><a href='https://www.droneup.com/'>https://www.droneup.com</a></p> <p>Podcast Hosts</p> <p>Jeff Roster</p> <p>Twitter <a href='https://twitter.com/JeffPR'>https://twitter.com/JeffPR</a></p> <p>LinkedIn <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-roster-bb51b8/</a></p> <p>Website <a href='https://thisweekininnovation.com/'>https://thisweekininnovation.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Brian Sathianathan</p> <p>Twitter  <a href='https://twitter.com/BrianVision'>https://twitter.com/BrianVision</a></p> <p>Website <a href='https://www.iterate.ai/'>https://www.iterate.ai</a></p>