PinnedRob BlumHow to Validate a Business Idea Without Mortgaging your HouseIn January a had a coffee chat with my friend and mentor Luciana Caletti, a co-founder of Love Mondays (now Glassdoor), and Luciana shared…12 min read·Mar 23, 2021--1--1
Rob BlumTurning Australian floods into fertilityRecent floods in Australia and California have demonstrated the destructive force of extreme weather events, particularly floods. These…4 min read·Jan 12, 2023----
Rob BlumLong term trendsThis is an imperfect list of long-term trends affecting the world today1 min read·May 15, 2022----
Rob BlumA Wearable Blankets BrandI designed and ran an experiment to test market uptake for wearable blankets in Southern Brazil. The experiment was a success and validated…7 min read·Oct 6, 2021--1--1
Rob BlumMatching Supply with Demand in Retail OperationsMatching supply with demand is a difficult activity that is at the core of retail operations. The discipline is deeply linked to company…13 min read·Jun 19, 2021----
Rob BlumA community-led idea generation exerciseRead the post-brainstorming debrief9 min read·Feb 20, 2021----
Rob BluminThe Leaf Protein CoPlanting trees to help feed the world (Part III)We have a dream where we plant trees to sustainably feed our growing population.4 min read·Dec 17, 2020----
Rob BluminThe Leaf Protein CoPlanting trees to help feed the world (Part II)We have a dream where we plant trees to help sustainably feed our growing population.3 min read·Dec 2, 2020----
Rob BluminThe Leaf Protein CoPlanting trees to help feed the world (Part I)We have a dream where we plant trees to help sustainably feed our growing population.4 min read·Dec 1, 2020----
Rob BluminThe Leaf Protein CoIntroducing Pereskia, a highly nutritious vegetableMany people have asked us why we selected the Pereskia aculeata to produce our first plant protein ingredients.4 min read·Dec 1, 2020----