Analysis

November 5, 2020

The business of measuring dirt, and why a star French entrepreneur is investing

French entrepreneur Quentin Sannié cashed out of selling luxury speakers and invested his fortune into Greenback, which rates the quality of soils.


How do you go from selling Beyonce luxury speakers to measuring dirt? 

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