Show notes
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.Check out the SkyFi app: https://bit.ly/TWSxSkyFiBill Perkins: https://twitter.com/bp22Luke Fischer: https://twitter.com/FischerLukeM[Thanks to SkyFi for sponsoring this episode]---01:01: Intros03:02: SkyFi overview 05:09: Founding story and why it took a hedge fund trader to create it14:21: Why a mobile app to access satellite imagery?17:46: Thoughts on targeting both the B2C and B2B segments22:42: Types of satellite data on the platform29:34: Convincing the satellite data providers33:15: The future of distribution of EO data and analytics 38:08: Educating the masses about EO40:46: Thoughts on competition44:34: Outlook for SkyFi49:14: State of EO and how it influences SkyFi54:56: Worries about the state of the industry57:04: Wrap-up---