Through my years at Grow Computer, I’ve been constantly asked by investors how big this market is. In the past, I’ve relied on industry studies, blogs by other founders, market reports, or whatever else. None of these have worked to convince anyone, and still leaves something missing. Taking this into…

This is the first part in what will probably be a 3-part series looking at this thesis. Part 2 will look at how big is this market is and part 3 will look at the challenges & opportunities for this space looking forward In 2016, a small balcony garden on…

New York is the only place I’ve ever really been from. For 30 of my 35 years, I’ve lived within 25 miles of where I sit here in Brooklyn, but like Lebron in 2010, we are taking our talents to Florida. If you had asked us 6 weeks ago if…

In 2019, my name “Dan Nelson” started to feel like a pseudonym… While it served me well until now, 2019 felt like a career inflection point, where something needed to change. New types of opportunities started to pop up in the 2nd half of the year. I’ve went on podcasts…

*note this article was written for the Michigan food and Ag newsletter* It’s been a long and winding road from my humble academic origins in economics and accounting to the world of Food and Agriculture. Originally from the suburbs of NY, I came to Michigan to with the goal of…

My Odyssey from Accounting to Urban Agriculture Last week I had a truly special opportunity that I will cherish for the rest of my career. …

A now annual look at some of the notable books I read in the past year! 2019 was a another solid year for my chronic reading habit. While I utterly failed on my goal of blogging 40 times, I did get a chance to get through 33 books this year…

Every day for the last 18 months, I have spoken to someone about Grow Computer. As Co-Founder & CEO, one of my key jobs is to sell the dream of what we are building and to convert any customers, investors, partners, family, and friends into believers who see our vision…

2018 was my year of reading. Last January, I set the audacious goal to finish 40 books in 2018, and am excited to have nailed it (with only 28 hours to spare). …