{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TGCI 223: FarmTogether - How it was started and how can you be part of it?","description":"In today's show, Pancham interviews David Chan - Chief Operating Officer and Founding Team Member of FarmTogether, an accepted platform that makes it simple for everyone to invest in farmland. David holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences degree from Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Lifescience. He has over seven years of experience in finance and technology crossing agri-business. Discover more about David and his technology-enable farmland investment platform, FarmTogether. How it started, and how can you be part of it? Listen and enjoy the show!  Quote: &quot;You can have a great asset and farm but if there is no one there with the expertise to farm and distribute, you can't achieve its full potential.&quot; Timestamped Shownotes:  0:36 - Pancham introduces David Chan 2:10 - David on how he started in FarmTogether and the idea behind it 6:27 - He joined an agro-business private equity group 7:47 - What is FarmTogether? 11:19 - FarmTogether's process of offering lands 20:23 - David on asset management and property management&amp;nbsp; 29:24 - Process of distribution of actual farm products&amp;nbsp; 35:13 - Farmland needs a long-term hold period. 41:24 - David's first time investing outside of Wall Street 42:06 - Fear he had to overcome 43:53 -&amp;nbsp; Advice for people starting their investing journey 46:00 - How can you connect with David  3 Key Points:  Agriculture is an industry at the intersection of investment and climate. Agriculture is an industry that many people take for granted and are under-invested. Farmland is a long-term hold. The only way to capture much value is to hold the asset long enough.  Get in Touch:  FarmTogether Website - https:\/\/farmtogether.com\/&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Gold Collar Investor Club - https:\/\/thegoldcollarinvestor.com\/club\/&amp;nbsp; Pancham Gupta Email - p@thegoldcollarinvestor.com&amp;nbsp;  ","author_name":"The Gold Collar Investor","author_url":"http:\/\/www.TheGoldCollarInvestor.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26100966\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/147365985"}