Voice Of Achievers

A grandmother who drives the tractor.Using PhD and postdoctoral skills for entrepreneurship.Women in agri-tech startups, and making agri-tech careers and farming cool.On the #wonderwomen series, we have Dr Renuka Karandikar, an entrepreneur, with 17 years of research experience, & countless patents. Renuka is the CEO of BioPrime Agri Solutions (providing innovative products & solutions for farmers. Renuka has led growth, partnerships, built strategies and raised funds.Hear her talk about:(03:00) – Women in leadership within agri-tech(07:00) – Call your CEO- a call to women in leadership positions(09:00) – PhDs and Entrepreneurship- the blurring lines and a blend(10:00) – Experiments with failure - shoestring budgets, innovation, collaboration, competition and solving real problems(13:00) – Initial excitement with startups , harsh realities and finding real applications(14:00) – Technology, biosciences and farmers(15:00) – When to persist and when to quit- PhD vs Entrepreneurship(17:30) - Career opport