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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Orbify • Book & Media recomendation: • You’re already listening to the first one ;-) MapscapingThe Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian Davenpor • t The Case for Space • by Robert Zubrin 9 Lies about Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World • by Marcus Buckingham, Ashley Goodall Twenty Minute VC 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? • 1:05:26 - Book & Podcast recommendation

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