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Augustus Doricko

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1489 total appearances

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The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

That's fascinating because long-term, Rainmaker has to do more than just making it rain more, right?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

We have to...

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

automate tree planting and we have to figure out how to make the trees grow faster or we have to make sure that the soil retains more water.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

So that tech sounds super, super interesting.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

So rather than the Sahara, right, let's like take Arizona as an example.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

Kingston, Arizona, a lot of that soil is the same mineral content as the Central Valley.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

it's just not productive because there's not enough water, right?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

So there's a ton of areas in the world where it's like ready to farm if only for water supply.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

So like you can start with those and you don't need to change the soil too much.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

Now, in the case of a lot more arid regions, you know, how do you get the amount of nutrients and water to stay in the soil for actual plants to grow?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

Because if you plant a seed in sand, like probably no dice, right?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

There's these things called hydrogels or biochar or just like manure.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

that you can till into the soil to one, put nutrients there and two, allow the soil to retain more water.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

So if you just have an automated tractor or a combine or something that grates the soil, mixes in this water retaining material, then that instantly becomes much, much, much more arable.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

Interesting.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

Let's talk about how this all works.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

How does it work?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

You have watering clouds, right?

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

I'll walk you through the form of the tech that we understand very well in a proposed alternative way.

The Shawn Ryan Show
#207 Augustus Doricko - CEO of Rainmaker: Manipulating the Weather

You have watering clouds.