Wilson Acton (@wjacton) 's Twitter Profile
Wilson Acton

@wjacton

Managing Partner at Tall Grass Ventures investing in (pre)seed Agrifoodtech. Excited about the intersection of Ag, Tech and Business.

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linkhttp://www.tallgrass.vc calendar_today20-08-2014 00:36:36

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Verge Agriculture (@verge_ag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Listen now! @MNP_Ag's SVP of Agriculture, Stuart Person joined @VergeAgro's CGO, Wilson Acton this morning to chat about what's trending in Agriculture. @RavenPrecision @NewHollandAG Wilson Acton hubs.li/H0R6Zvt0

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Announcement: Terry Aberhart from @AberhartFarms will be joining us on Monday! Listen in by signing up here: hubs.li/H0RP6_v0 or following us on YouTube. #farming #agriculture

Announcement: <a href="/TerryAberhart/">Terry Aberhart</a> from <a href="/AberhartFarms/">@AberhartFarms</a> will be joining us on Monday! Listen in by signing up here: hubs.li/H0RP6_v0 or following us on YouTube. #farming #agriculture
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The basic principles of constructive feedback: 1. Before you give it, ask if they want to receive it. 2. Be clear that you believe in their potential and care about their success. 3. Be as candid as possible in what you say, and as thoughtful as possible in how you say it.

Trent Fraser (@trentfraseryqr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Happy to be asked to be a strategic advisor for @HomeTeam_Live along w smart gents like Wilson Acton & David Sullivan HTL delivers: - cutting edge AI technology - broadcast quality production - a locally developed App. It’s exciting. It’s local. ➡️ hometeamlive.com

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Great article in BetaKit about the recent fundraising by @HomeTeam_Live. Lots on the go with the HomeTeam so certainly one to watch in 2022. betakit.com/a-win-for-home…

Wilson Acton (@wjacton) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As some of you know, I've been working on a new type of VC to support B2B tech. More to come on Tall Grass Ventures once we officially launch but we know that some things won't change - our commitment to the highest ethics and support for #mensariusoath created by VC Lab

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Great to see another promising company in @HomeTeam_Live really lean into the work it takes to be a successful company!

CTV News Calgary (@ctvcalgary) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It's an invention that could save lives in an emergency, and was created by a Calgary high school student. calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-high-s…

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Great panel at #iotn22 on #iot #innovation with Brenda Beckedorf, Dwayne Dulmage, Wilson Acton, Philipe Hebert, Reg Joseph ... do I detect consensus that Canada is selling itself short when reaching out for international opportunities?

Great panel at #iotn22 on #iot  #innovation with <a href="/brendaLaunch/">Brenda Beckedorf</a>, Dwayne Dulmage, <a href="/wjacton/">Wilson Acton</a>, Philipe Hebert, <a href="/reg_joseph/">Reg Joseph</a> ... do I detect consensus that Canada is selling itself short when reaching out for international opportunities?
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Exploring and unpacking the journey we have been on at Tall Grass Ventures with Tyler Chisholm as part of the Collisions YYC podcast. Good to take a moment to look back at building our firm, completing our first investments, and nearing completion on raising our fund.

Jamie Quint (@jamiequint) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An explainer on what is going on with Silicon Valley Bank: - In 2021 SVB saw a mass influx in deposits, which jumped from $61.76bn at the end of 2019 to $189.20bn at the end of 2021. - As deposits grew, SVB could not grow their loan book fast enough to generate the yield they

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The work @Simpson_Centre is doing advancing #agriculture #policy is worth paying attention to. Pleased to be part of the conversation

Rhishi Pethe (@rpethe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SFTW Plus: We want more Donnas, not Amelia Bedelias Two topics in this week's edition 1. Most chatbots and LLMs are passive today. They follow and respond to your questions (and they do it creatively), but they are not active (yet). They are not fundamentally changing