Charting a course for the future—Note from the CEO for 2024

Dear reader,

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Welcome back, and welcome to 2024!

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In the last newsletter of 2023, I expressed my sincere gratitude to each and every one of you for helping steer Ambee and shape its promising future. My note today will not be too different.

2023 at Ambee, much like all other years, was nothing short of a rollercoaster. As I’m sure, it was for you as well. Things we hope for don’t always work out in the way we want, and amazing things that we’d never foreseen come our way anyway. 

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Our year was like that, too, and my note to you today will talk about the lessons we gleaned from it.

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How a sailboat reaches its destination:

I liken the year to a journey by sailboat in choppy waters. It started with unbridled optimism, followed by headwinds and 15-foot waves, but ended with favorable tailwinds that continued to propel us toward our destination. The analogy is made even more relevant by the fact that the only way we were able to keep ourselves on course was the crew that held the ship together. 

In late 2022, we decided to focus heavily on products that were built on our data. In 2023, some of this worked like a charm, while some of it didn’t.

Like any other company with its ups and downs, our story this year was honestly no different. Some of our goals were re-oriented, while others were let go. But what’s a sea without some waves?

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Last year, our team also marked some truly impressive wins. We made improvements in every single process, so much so that our core technical competency made staggering strides, our datasets got richer with capabilities that nobody else can boast of, and we’re now seeing partnerships evolve at a scale we’d never imagined.

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All of this is to say one thing and one thing only.

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When the sea gets rough, never forget the strength of what makes you ‘you’, and if you’re lucky, then keep around a good crew.

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The path ahead‍

This year, we look to do things a bit differently. We are looking to focus on just 2 things and make sure we do them well – call it playing to our strengths for want of a better expression. 

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1. We will hyperfocus on our data.
   2023 saw a surge in demand for not just pollen but also air quality and forest fire forecast data. This year, we will ensure that the data is made even more accurate on both spatial and temporal resolutions. Our forecasting capabilities are also beginning to see some excellent responses, and following suit, we will supercharge our efforts to make it more relevant across industries.
   
   
2. We will focus on building on top of our data.
   I can’t tell you too much about what is going to be released later this year, but our new, data-first products will blend our presence as a market leader with a need that has been voiced and validated by multiple companies globally. 

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The tailwinds of sustainability continue to guide us in an otherwise uncertain environment, and as always, we will continue building solutions that matter because by doing so, we know that we can positively alter the fate of our planet’s climate. 

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With that,

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Thank you, all of you

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We all thank you for being a part of our journey so far and look forward to building a more resilient planet together. 

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See you soon!

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Note: To learn more about what we've been upto, check out my interview with website planet here.