Hackathons: Changing the Food Industry, One CEO at a Time

Lend them your Ears and they’ll sing you a sustainable meat song.

Have a listen to Heritage Radio Network’s interview conducted by HRN regular and Food+Tech Connect Marketing and Partnerships guru, Mariana Cotlear. She sits down with Food+Tech Connect Founder & CEO, Danielle Gould, to get more information on the company’s roots, how Gould was ispired by hackathons and the exciting expansion of the food tech space.

Applegate CEO, Stephen McDonnell joins in to discuss his transformative experience from the first Hack//Meat, saying “Once you see and experience one of these hackathons you can’t not engage in that kind of structure and process.” [22:35] McDonnell goes on to divulge that he is working directly with the Design Gym , the group that helped facilitate the first Hack//Meat to “accelerate innovation and communication at Applegate,” adding that Hack//Meat “has a lot more power that just a meat hackathon.”[23:09] [powerpress] In case you need one more reminder…Hack//Meat Silicon Valley is fast approaching. You can change the future of meat! Sign up today. Photo Courtesy: Cape Old Radio