Why $53M Wasn't Enough to Scale Good Eggs

Re:Why $53M Wasn't Enough to Scale Good Eggs by zenbowman on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @02:38PM (#10043390)

Of course there are other aspects to agricultural science and technology. However, there is nothing in this company that indicates they are advancing technology in any sense.

This is not to say they are not providing a worthwhile service. Even my local farmer's market provides a worthwhile service to me, but I don't call it a "tech market" just because some of the vendors have an online presence.

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Re:Why $53M Wasn't Enough to Scale Good Eggs by akamaka on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @03:16PM (#10043626)

I see where you're coming from, but I think there are still a lot of possibilities for innovation here.

We waste 50% of food, with a big portion of that waste happening at the retail level. Food distribution services like Good Eggs have a pretty good shot at eliminating that waste.

Just to give an idea of the potential, attacking only food waste, without any other improvments to our food system, would comfortably allow earth to have a population of 10 billion.

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Re:Why $53M Wasn't Enough to Scale Good Eggs by bwilliams18 on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @05:51PM (#10044647)

Right, but that still doesn't mean there is innovative technology involved. Can I call a tailor a technology company because they have a website?

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