Czechast with Jan Bezděk

Meet a successful IT entrepreneur, made a surprising shift to farming. Hear how he balances technology and tradition to reshape agriculture with innovation and drones.

I think Jan Bezděk must be one of the smartest Czech people I have ever met. He is a successful IT business owner who made an unexpected leap into farming.

"I was in the office doing business, making money, and there was no time to live my life. And today, I'm looking forward to winter because I need to rest a little bit. I'm really tired. You don't see it, but I'm really tired. But happy. Absolutely happy."

Jan Bezděk|Photo: Archive of Jan Bezděk

In this episode, you’ll hear about Jan’s journey from owning a digital agency to raising cows and producing hay, the challenges and rewards of running a farm, and his vision for transforming agriculture with technology. Including several drones he uses every day: 

"We are farmers, we are improvising every day, and improvising also means that you need to learn from your mistakes. I have a picture of all my fields from every, almost every day, but definitely every week. So I know the operations I did on the fields, I have the records, and then after the season, during the winter, I can check, learn from my mistakes, and do it better next season."

Whether you’re interested in business, unexpected life solutions, or innovative farming, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.