This Week in Startups

The Wing shuts down, avoiding pitfalls of success + Tesseract Energy's Alan Chang | E1587

Oct 16, 2022

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The Next Steps for Your Company?

02:00

Is This the Worst Case Scenario Planning?

02:01

Open Phones - Do You Have a Code of Conduct?

03:16

Introduction

2min

VC Sunday School

5min

What's the Worst Case Scenario?

2min

What's the Worst Interpretation?

3min

Open Phones - Do You Have a Code of Conduct?

3min

Is This the Worst Case Scenario Planning?

2min

Are You Being Intentional About Potential Bad Outcomes?

2min

Climate Startups

4min

Tesseract Energy - The Next Biggest Problem?

3min

10.

Building a Community Driven Renewable Energy Company

2min

11.

Is Direct to Consumer the Biggest Unlock in the Energy Economy?

3min

12.

How to Build a Fully Integrated Renewable Energy Company

2min

13.

Rooftop Solar - The Fourth Problem, Right?

3min

14.

Masterclass Is the Best Way to Learn From the World-Class Instructors at the Top of Their Game

3min

15.

Is There a Token for Renewable Energy?

2min

16.

The Challenge Is Permitting, Right?

2min

17.

Is There a Community Ownership?

2min

18.

The Next Steps for Your Company?

2min

19.

The Biggest Obstacle: Manufacturing Locally

3min

First up, J+M discuss The Wing shutting down, where it went wrong, and avoiding ego-based pitfalls. (1:35) Then, Alan Chang joins Molly to break down his idea behind Tesseract Energy! (22:37)

(0:00) J+M tee-up topics for Sunday

(1:35) The Wing shuts down: what went wrong

(12:44) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist

(14:18) Understanding and avoiding ego- and success-based founder pitfalls

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(22:37) Alan Chang joins Molly and explains his idea behind Tesseract Energy, his time at Revolut, and more!

(35:20) MasterClass - Get 15% off an annual membership at https://masterclass.com/startups

(36:36) Understanding how a token plays into Tesseract's energy platform

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This Week in Startups

The Wing shuts down, avoiding pitfalls of success + Tesseract Energy's Alan Chang | E1587

The Next Steps for Your Company?

Is This the Worst Case Scenario Planning?

Open Phones - Do You Have a Code of Conduct?

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