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Side investing (VC School) + Stripe's Nan Ransohoff: Frontier carbon removal | 1454

May 8, 2022

Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe, leads the Frontier carbon removal marketplace, aiming to tackle climate change through innovation. She discusses Stripe's ambitious $900M plan to fund effective carbon sequestration initiatives and the urgent need for scaling these technologies. The conversation also dives into the complexities of side investing in venture capital, examining its implications and the significance of transparency among partners. Ransohoff emphasizes the importance of collaborative efforts to create a sustainable marketplace for carbon removal solutions.

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Intro

2min

Navigating Side Investments in Venture Capital

6min

Navigating Side Investments and Founders' Wellness

3min

Stripe's Carbon Frontier

7min

The Urgent Need for Carbon Removal Solutions

3min

Funding Carbon Removal Innovations

7min

Navigating Energy Financing and Business Communication Solutions

3min

Investing in Carbon Removal Initiatives

15min

Sunday double-header. First, Jason discusses why some VC firms allow side investing and others explicitly forbid it (01:50). Then, in a This Week in Climate Startups segment Molly interviews Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe (12:27) about their $900M+ plan to fund carbon sequestration (31:18).

00:00 Jason and Molly introduce today’s show
01:50 VC Sunday School: What’s the deal with side investing?
09:42 Thorne - Personalized, scientific wellness. Go to https://Thorne.com/u/TWIST
10:55 Intro This Week in Climate Startups
12:27 TWiCS: Molly interviews Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate at Stripe
20:14 Wealthfront - Get your first $5,000 managed for free, for life at https://wealthfront.com/TWIST
21:30 The market for carbon removal: paying to re-sequester carbon
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31:18 Discussing how Frontier functions as a non-profit within Stripe & how to make something like Frontier mainstream

Check out Frontier: https://frontierclimate.com

FOLLOW Nan Ransohoff: https://twitter.com/nanransohoff
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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