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Perfecting the Pitch Startups share lessons learned from cannabis industry investors. By Ebby Stone
Each day, hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs reach out for investors, advice, and partnerships. There is fierce competition for investment dollars and the pandemic only fueled the fight for funding. That’s why Cannabis & Tech Today, in partnership with the Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference, launched the Cannabis Investor Pitch Contest. During the summer 2021 event, three companies were selected as winners. Third place was awarded to Green Parcel Service; second place went to Forests Medicinals; and first place was awarded to Surge Automated. Cannabis & Tech Today followed up with the winners to discover what they learned and how far they’ve come since meeting with investors to strengthen their business models.
Green Parcel Service Transportation Cannabis & Tech Today: What do people find most surprising about your services?
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CEO and Founder Patrick Duddy: Being a transportation company in a state split by a giant mountain range can be tricky, and our customers are surprised by our consistent ability to get their products delivered safely to many dispensaries throughout the mountains and the Western Slope of Colorado.
the momentum from the roll out and build on our platform. This will allow our customers the ability to easily manage their deliveries as well as analyze their supply chain.
to see what is acceptable from a compliance standpoint, and how we can be a leader in the process.
C&T Today: How did the pitch contest help you refine your business strategy?
C&T Today: How is your company helping the cannabis industry evolve?
C&T Today: What’s unique about what your company is offering?
The pitch contest helped us realign our objectives and allowed us to focus on the most important deliverables for 2022. Over the past year, we designed, developed, and implemented an order management system that has streamlined the order placement process for our customers, and has added significant efficiencies to our operation. In 2022, we hope to continue
We are trying to develop ways to reduce paper waste. Currently, we are required by the state to use an excessive amount of paper when making deliveries. In 2021 alone, we used over 250,000 physical pieces of paper while making deliveries. Our goal in 2022 is to reduce paper waste by digitizing required paperwork for deliveries. We are currently working with industry regulators
Founder, CEO, and Chief Creative Officer Sasha Forests: We are creating never before seen products in the cannabis space fueled by scientific and medical research, centering justice and restoration of the communities most impacted by the war on drugs, and utilizing the most human-body friendly extraction and delivery methods available on the market.
Cannabis & Tech Today // Winter 2021
Forests Medicinals
