Mining Companies
topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
Catalyst
the Green Blueprint
the a16z Podcast
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5 statements about Mining Companies, every show
Dennett: Mining companies have largely disbanded internal innovation teams
“Historically, mining companies, too, have had relatively large innovation teams internally, and so those have, for the most part, been disbanded, and they are relying on external innovation, but those pathways have not been smoothed out yet.”
Caldwell: Pure-play SaaS companies struggle to penetrate the mining sector
“Software companies that sell to mining companies have a very, very hard time penetrating the sector because the issue is the, like the rate of uptake of software and of technology is actually gated by what would be the customers if you were a pure play SaaS co…”
Feldmann: Mining firms avoid new tech due to decade-long capex cycles
“Building a mine is incredibly capex intensive and you're basically making a bet on technology early and then utilizing that equipment or software system for a decade plus. And so these companies are risk averse. I don't want to bet, bet the farm on a new, new …”