{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Slice of Agriculture","title":"#4 - Adam Bergman, Managing Director at EcoTech Capital","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/60077c85\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1298,"description":"In Episode #4 of Slice of Agriculture our guest is:Adam Bergman, Managing Director at EcoTech Capital.Listen to the full episode to learn about: Capital Strategy Over Hype: Bergman criticizes the “free capital” era, urging AgTech founders to build sustainable, ROI-driven businesses rather than chase unicorn valuations.AgTech ≠ Software: Emphasizes the need for realistic margin expectations and cautions against treating agriculture like high-margin tech sectors.ROI-Driven Innovation: Robotics, automation, and digital tools must be affordable, usable today, and show ROI in under a year to gain farmer adoption.Data is the New Soil: The transition from intuition to precision farming hinges on farmers trusting and utilizing real-time data analytics.FinTech's Role in Ag: Emerging finance models like performance-backed insurance and data-informed lending could transform agricultural investment dynamics.Learn more about Guest Company:Website http://www.ecotechcap.com LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecotech-capital/Learn about our Guest:LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-e-bergman/Slice of Agriculture is produced by Slice of Media, Inc. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4HiOoZUV2Z6o7M63Ak1bhvwSAxNIvcefd4fFcLbUP8k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZmVk/ZTMwY2Q1OTU2Y2Q5/MTI0MTkxNjBjM2Ex/Nzc0OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}