Larry Ellison is probably best known for being the founder and CEO of Oracle and a close confidant of President Trump.
But he's also spent years quietly building a vertical farming startup. And after a lot of time and nearly $500 million in investment, the company is still struggling to take off, with its early indoor farms likened to more of a DIY project than something that has received nearly half a billion dollars in capital.
The Wall Street Journal has a new story detailing all the problems that have beset Sensei, and what stands out the most is just how pedestrian many of the problems seem to be.
Sensei initially focused on building vertical farms on the Hawaiian island of Lanai, which of course, is mostly owned by Ellison. Somehow, despite living on the island, Ellison did not anticipate that the unique environment there would pose problems.
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