In this engaging discussion, Bill Clerico, founder of Convective Capital and former CEO of WePay, shares his expertise on wildfire mitigation and climate resilience. He delves into the reasons behind the worsening wildfires, emphasizing outdated building codes and underfunded utilities. Bill highlights cutting-edge firefighting technologies, such as drones and advanced detection systems. The conversation also uncovers necessary policy reforms and presents actionable steps homeowners, insurance companies, and governments can take to combat this growing threat.

J+M are back for another edition of VC Sunday School. This week, they discuss momentum investing in venture capital! (1:35) Then, Molly interviews Convective Capital’s Bill Clerico on investing in firetech startups. (27:58) (0:00) Molly tees up Sunday’s segments! (1:35) VC Sunday School: Momentum investing: fair strategy, or sign of a bubble? (12:56) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (14:30) Contrarian investing in VC (26:28) Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub - Apply in 5 minutes, no funding required, sign up at http://aka.ms/thisweekinstartups (27:58) Molly is joined by Convective Capital’s Bill Clerico and talks about investing solely in firetech startups (35:30) Bill breaks down the different types of firetech startups that he’s investing in FOLLOW Bill: https://twitter.com/billclerico FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood Subscribe to our YouTube to watch all full episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkhmBWfS7pILYIk0izkc3A?sub_confirmation=1

Bill Clerico, co-founder of WePay, an early fintech pioneer, discusses the challenges faced during the transition of their business and their acquisition by JP Morgan. The podcast also includes a conversation on baby-proofing, concerns about the future world and climate change, and the innovative work of Overstory in monitoring vegetation growth around power lines using satellite imagery.