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Engineering Algae-based Bio Fuel: Valcent CEO Glen Kertz (Part 7)

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 26th

SM: Is there anything else you would like to discuss that is relevant to your company? GK: There is another project that is driving part of our company economics. That is the high density vertical growing system; we are rolling it out as a commercial product.

Engineering Algae-based Bio Fuel: Valcent CEO Glen Kertz (Part 6)

Posted on Tuesday, Nov 25th

SM: It sounds like you are still in the early stages of your startup in terms of the overall balance of technology. Could you address your reasoning for doing this in the public market? GK: When I first had this idea the market was not what it is now. Back then I could not get

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Engineering Algae-based Bio Fuel: Valcent CEO Glen Kertz (Part 4)

Posted on Sunday, Nov 23rd

SM: Are you the only algae-based bio fuel company in the US? GK: No, a lot have popped up. There are four or five I think are in the same ball park as we are in terms of scale, and then there are a lot of little companies with a couple of stock tanks or

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Engineering Algae-based Bio Fuel: Valcent CEO Glen Kertz (Part 3)

Posted on Friday, Nov 21st

SM: How did you finance your initial ad campaign to allow you to obtain $2 million in sales? GK: I have some friends in the venture capital world. I showed them what I had and where I wanted to go, and they decided they wanted to join.

Engineering Algae-based Bio Fuel: Valcent CEO Glen Kertz (Part 2)

Posted on Thursday, Nov 20th

SM: What was your next step after Agristar? GK: I started my own consulting company and pursued other interests such as painting. I essentially took a break from the business world for two years, which let me think about what I wanted to do next. During that period I started developing innovative technology, some of

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Engineering Algae-based Bio Fuel: Valcent CEO Glen Kertz (Part 1)

Posted on Wednesday, Nov 19th

Glen Kertz is a serial entrepreneur and an inventor who holds over 20 US and foreign patents in various fields. He started his first company at the age of 12 and has continued to create new business ventures based on scientific innovation. He has an extensive background in the development of a wide range of

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