Tom Szaky

5 statements across 1 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 17, 2023 by Tom Szaky · across every show →

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Aug 17, 2023 positive
Insight
Szaky: Waste businesses can get paid for inputs due to negative demand
“And it turns out it's because there is, while there's massive supply, there's in fact negative demand. And so in this worm poop concept, the simple business model was, wait a minute, we can get paid for the input, because that's in a way the definition of garb…”
Tom Szaky Aug 17, 2023 ▶ 3:39 Making garbage useful with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
Aug 17, 2023
Insight
Szaky: Mission-driven founders should choose for-profit structure for easier capital access
“My advice to mission-driven entrepreneurs is typically to try to do this, that stuff in a for-profit context, because access to capital, Is way easier in a for-profit.”
Tom Szaky Aug 17, 2023 ▶ 24:00 Making garbage useful with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
Aug 17, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Szaky: Virgin plastic is cheaper than recycled plastic, increasing annual usage
“Today, plastic is still cheaper to make new than to collect it and process it and then to use it as a recycled material, which is why we see the use of virgin plastic increase year over year over year.”
Tom Szaky Aug 17, 2023 ▶ 29:07 Making garbage useful with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
Aug 17, 2023 neutral
Opinion
Szaky: Switching from plastic to glass or aluminum is not inherently better
“No, I don't think so, because I think every material type has pros and cons. We're in a moment right now where we are I think rightly so, really projecting a lot of negative onto plastic because of microplastics, ocean plastic, all these things that are correc…”
Tom Szaky Aug 17, 2023 ▶ 33:01 Making garbage useful with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
Aug 17, 2023 positive
Insight
Szaky: Packaging strategy must prioritize reuse over material choice
“The material choices we make, I think, need to be less about is it an alloy or glass or plastic. It's much more about how do we eliminate the need of packaging if we can. Then how do we shift to reusable packaging where the packaging is just cleaned and refill…”
Tom Szaky Aug 17, 2023 ▶ 33:55 Making garbage useful with Tom Szaky of TerraCycle
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