Jakub Dziwisz is the founder & CEO of Orbify, a company that is attempting to simplify the process of building Earth Observation solutions for any application.
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Dan Pilone’s appearance on the podcast
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About Jakub:
Twitter
LinkedIn
Orbify
Shownotes:
Orbify
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Time stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:48 - Episode begins, Jakub presents himself
09:40 - Jakub’s first few jobs: Travel Agencies
19:10 - Travel Agencies used to look a lot like the Earth Observation industry today
21:48 - Jakub’s entry in Earth Observation
25:28 - A Shopify analogy to self-service
31:30 - Orbify
35:40 - Specializing versus Diversifying
43:31 - Rethinking User Interfaces
45:50 - A SaaS-like business model
51:52 - Some of Orbify’s current clients
54:50 - Jakub’s point of view coming from outside Earth Observation
59:00 - Keeping a fresh eye
1:01:27 - How much programming does Jakub still do?