Carroll: Only four companies compete on the cutting edge of drone imaging
Brendan Carroll · 1270 Napa Valley Vineyards Use His SaaS Drone Tech To Detect Potential Lower Crop Yield · Jan 15, 2019 · at 7:15
Brendan Carroll, co-founder of agricultural drone imaging startup Skycision, discusses market competition with Nathan Latka.
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“I say that there's probably about three or four companies that are competitive with what we do today. But it's on, it's one of those four in the market that are on the cutting edge.”
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