Show Notes:

[0:43] - Why did you start Dashboard and what problem is it trying to solve?
[5:06] - How did you refine your initial value proposition and find your focus?
[6:54] - There are big companies with deep pockets in the energy space - why can’t they solve this problem on their own?
[10:05] - Is there a VC arm inside most of these large energy companies and who are the right people to build relationships with?
[13:02] - What does the funding look like for industrial tech and how was that process for you?
[19:50] - How do you raise money in industrial tech? What advice would you give to other industrial tech entrepreneurs?
[23:36] - How did you partner with big companies and still maintain non-exclusivity?
[27:49] - What stage of TRL are you and how did the big companies react to your technology?
[30:56] - What’s the next step after this?
[33:38] - How did you find the right people for the team in the initial stages?
[36:35] - How did you build the culture at Dashboard?
[38:33] - What were some of the biggest mistakes you made in your entrepreneurial journey and what did you learn from that?

Links:

Dashboard.net

Book recommendations:

Make, Think, Imagine: The Future of Civilizations by Lord Brown

Ted May: The Hidden History of Ethylene Oxide (EtO)