The Importance of Engagement in the Fight Against Climate Change

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The manufacturing process is net neutral. The carbon that's stored in the diamond, a one-carat diamond, brings us over the threshold. So it is carbon negative by a minimal degree but what excites us about this is diamonds are this really interesting product to make from captured carbon. Ultimately, it allows us to generate orders of magnitude more revenue on a per ton basis.

For today’s VC Sunday school, Molly asks Jason about valuation- valuing startups (1:44). Then for This Week in Climate Startups, Molly sits down with Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether, to talk about how Aether makes diamonds using carbon extracted from the atmosphere (37:22).

(0:00) Cold Open
(1:44) VCSS: Valuation- reconsidering valuation, estimating valuation as a function of multiples
(13:16) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist
(14:33) Why are some companies so secretive about their valuation?
(23:17) BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month at https://betterhelp.com/twist
(24:31) Bridges, seed extensions, pre-series A
(30:38) Microsoft for Startups Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups
(31:54) Toss to This Week in Climate Startups
(37:22) TWiCS: Ryan Shearman, CEO of Aether (making diamonds from atmospheric carbon)