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Announcing Vow’s Series A

Vow is built on a really simple idea: invent new meats that meat lovers choose selfishly. All whilst having the smallest possible impact on our planet. Today we announced an important step in this journey, sharing the news of Vow’s $49.2m USD Series A led by Blackbird and Prosperity7 with…

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Announcing Vow’s Series A
Announcing Vow’s Series A
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Mar 28

Why we made a mammoth meatball

Today we introduced the Mammoth Meatball, a project 5,000 years in the making. Forged by Vow, in collaboration with Naturalis and Wunderman Thompson, have created a unique meatball made with a protein from the long extinct wooly mammoth. But why the mammoth meatball, you might ask? The world’s population is…

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Why we made a mammoth meatball
Why we made a mammoth meatball
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·Oct 16, 2022

Cultured meat and Australia

A couple of weeks ago we cut the ribbon on Vow’s “Factory 1”, giving us the chance to pause and acknowledge what cultured meat could mean for Australia. — Meat is delicious. Whether you choose to eat meat or not, you know it’s bloody good food. This is why I, and billions of others, eat meat. And it’s why a staggering 339 million tonnes of meat were eaten globally in 2021, up 5% from 2020. But meat production is…

Cultured Meat

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Cultured meat and Australia
Cultured meat and Australia
Cultured Meat

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Jan 17, 2022

Book summary: The Cold Start Problem

Using network effects to scale your product — 1 Paragraph Summary Network effects describes products that become more valuable the more people use it. From credit cards, to social media, to mobility. Building a company like this happens in stages, the first, the ‘cold start’ is the most challenging to overcome as it requires a network to be built before it…

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Book summary: The Cold Start Problem
Book summary: The Cold Start Problem
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Jan 15, 2022

Book Summary: Why We Sleep

I suppose (or hope) it’s normal for founders to sacrifice sleep to build a business. It’s definitely been true for me and Vow over the past 2.5 years. Whether it’s staying in the office trying to get something to work well into the wee hours of the morning or the…

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Book Summary: Why We Sleep
Book Summary: Why We Sleep
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Jan 15, 2022

Book Summary : Nonviolent Communication

Leading people is, hands down, the most challenging thing I have ever worked on in a professional setting. As the impact of leadership over individual contribution increases how I communicate is top of my mind as an area to improve. When I reflect on the most painful mistakes I have…

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Book Summary : Nonviolent Communication
Book Summary : Nonviolent Communication
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Jan 15, 2022

Book Summary: Zero to One

How to build the future — I have spent the last three years doggedly pursuing a single, contrarian idea: inventing better meat using emerging technology to ensure individuals will choose sustainable foods selfishly. It seems so simple and obvious. Of course the meat we eat isn’t the best nature has to offer, it’s what our ancestors…

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Book Summary — Zero to One
Book Summary — Zero to One
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·Sep 27, 2021

Cultured meat was never inevitable

This past week an excellent, carefully researched and reported article titled “Lab-grown meat is supposed to be inevitable. The science tells a different story,” was shared by Joe Fassler in The Counter. In it, Fassler shares the bear case for cultured meat and delves into many of the technical challenges…

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Cultured meat was never inevitable
Cultured meat was never inevitable
Cultured Meat

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Mar 21, 2021

Book summary: Trillion Dollar Coach

The leadership handbook of Silicon Valley’s Bill Campbell I am in the midst of searching for my own executive coach. The question ‘what does a great executive coach actually do?’ has crossed my mind on many occasions, so I picked up this book to learn. I have had coaches in…

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Book summary: Trillion Dollar Coach
Book summary: Trillion Dollar Coach
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Mar 21, 2021

Book summary: The five dysfunctions of a team

Teamwork is the ultimate competitive advantage When I have left each role I have worked in when I leave I spend time reflecting on what was good about the team and environment and what was done poorly. …

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Book summary: The five dysfunctions of a team
Book summary: The five dysfunctions of a team
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George Peppou

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Founder & CEO - Vow (www.vowfood.com)

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