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