Stanford Technology Ventures Program : Pam Marrone

ETL Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Podcast

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

The Ins and Outs of a successful Biotechnology Company

Pam Marrone, founder of AgraQuest, relates the challenges and rewards she experienced in building a successful biotechnology company that specializes in ecologically friendly agricultural products.

Podcast 49 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Working with AgraQuest

Marrone discusses why working at AgraQuest is better than working at any other company.

Video 2 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Lessons Learned

Marrone shares the lessons that she learned at AgraQuest. She strongly believes in a diverse, trustworthy workforce and hiring people who believe in the product.

Video 4 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Negotiation: Be in a Position of Strength

Marrone advices to always plan for disaster and to be in a position of strength while negotiating.

Video 2 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Understanding Your Customer

Marrone reveals that the trick to making the adoption curve steeper and faster is to focus the product on an unmet need where there is ...

Video 2 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

The Product Vision

Marrone formed focus groups to change policies to ammend incorrect artificial testing procedures carried out by academic scientists to test the efficacy of AgraQuest's product.

Video 4 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Navigating AgraQuest’s Value Chain

Marrone faced a lot of skepticism and obstacles while developing AgraQuest's products. She overcame these barriers by demonstrating the effectiveness of her product on the ...

Video 3 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Overview of AgraQuest

Marrone gives an overview of AgraQuest and talks about how the company has differentiated itself in the pesticide industry.

Video 3 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

Creating Need for Your Product

Marrone describes the impact of AgraQuest on the global bio-pesticide market.

Video 1 minutes

Pam Marrone, AgraQuest

The Founding of AgraQuest

Pam Marrone, founder and former Chairman/CEO of AgraQuest Inc., talks about how she turned her childhood passion and love for bugs into a lifelong ...

Video 4 minutes