Dr. Aaron Dossey | PhD Scientist & Insect Protein Pioneer. On bugs as food, defunded science, and building a company no one would invest in.

Dr. Aaron Dossey spent 14 years running a company that was ahead of its time. He was the first in the Western Hemisphere doing insect protein research for human consumption. He had DARPA funding. He had patents. He had products. What he didn't have was investors who believed the market was ready — and in 2024, the money ran out.

This one's for anyone who's ever been right about something and still watched it fall apart.

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In this episode you'll learn:

• Why insects are one of the most efficient and sustainable protein sources on earth
• How the science career pipeline quietly collapsed — and what that means for the next generation of researchers
• Why the biggest insect food companies raised hundreds of millions and still folded
• What it costs to spend a decade building something the market isn't ready for
• How Aaron is still pushing forward through a nonprofit focused on insect genomics and biodiversity

The funding dried up. The grants evaporated. And Aaron kept going. What We Discuss: [timestamps TBD]

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