There are certainly elements of coincidence that cannot be ignored, but it is also a question of what an entrepreneur makes of the opportunities presented to them.Pat Flynn, one of the co-founders of Hazel Technologies, is fond of formulating this a different way: every big problem in the world is an equally big opportunity for a business solution, so focusing on identifying those problems naturally leads the business to where the opportunities lie.In this chapter, the author narrates the story of how he came to co-found Hazel Technologies.Hazel Technologies was founded in 2015.That same year, the US Department of Agriculture issued its first-ever mandate that we must reduce food waste by 50% by 2030 to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Accord.The Hazel business model exists to prevent food waste.It is more accurate to say that our business model creates demand for value-added food.
