Climate Papa
Ben Eidelson
At the intersection of climate change, technology, and parenthood.
Climate Papa is a home for the climate dads, climate papas, and climate papis. The climate abbas, the climate babas, and climate tatas.
We're here to gather folks sitting at the intersection of Emily Oster, Dr. Volts, Jason Jacobs, and Elad Gil. Maybe I’m the only one. Maybe there’s dozens of us.
Climate Papa is a home for the climate dads, climate papas, and climate papis. The climate abbas, the climate babas, and climate tatas.
We're here to gather folks sitting at the intersection of Emily Oster, Dr. Volts, Jason Jacobs, and Elad Gil. Maybe I’m the only one. Maybe there’s dozens of us.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 8, 2023 • 33min
#3: Bill Clerico - Fires, Fintech, and Fatherhood
Ben urgently calls on Bill Clerico, founder of Convective Capital, to help make sense of the wildfires and smoke pillaging the East Coast. Meanwhile, Bill is out visiting Boston with his one year old and navigating the AQI. After tackling flying with babies, they explore the relationship between wildfires, climate change, and the tools needed to improve our collective resilience. They also talk about the move from fintech into firetech and how more product builders can make similar moves.
They end exploring a few product ideas to accelerate our resilience and how fires touch everything from utilities to tourism.
Referenced in the episode:
Bill’s Tweet of AQI projections
Acquired episode on Berkshire Hathaway Part II
Our Kettle
Wildfires.org
Music
Mellow Kinda Hype (Balkan Bump Remix)
Get connected:
Ben - Climate Papa
Bill - Twitter / Convective CapitalFeedback? Guest suggestions? Email ben@climatepapa.com
Jun 5, 2023 • 35min
#2: Dan Lindquist on Papa-hood, Product, Purpose, and Probability
Ben chats with Dan Lindquist, a fellow papa and product leader, about what motivates them to work on climate, how to pick your lane among the many interesting avenues in the space, the role of software as a friction reducer, and the uniquely collaborative and open dynamic in the budding climate tech community. They explore use of generative AI, large language models, and probabilistic and non-probabilistic products in the climate space.
They also talk about kids as barnacle and the trade off between spending time with your kids vs time working on the problem that matters for their future.
Referenced in the episode:
Anish’s post on AI to Unlock Probabilistic Products
Explain Paper
Ben Thompson on Bing AI
Speed and Scale
Music
Mellow Kinda Hype (Balkan Bump Remix)
Get connected:
Ben Eidelson on LinkedIn and Climate Papa
Dan Lindquist on LinkedIn
Feedback? Guest suggestions? Email ben@climatepapa.com
Jun 4, 2023 • 24min
#1: Ben & Arthur - Introducing Climate Papa. What is this thing?
Welcome to Climate Papa!
Ben and Arthur verbally process the impetus for this podcast and what motivates their work on climate (hint: it’s their kids and it isn’t), and set an intention for the creative act of this project. They also talk about Barbies, getting screamed at by our kids above 93 decibels, throwing pottery, and meditating to Rick Rubin.
Reading
The Creative Act by Rick RubinThe Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Music: Mellow Kinda Hype (Balkan Bump Remix)
Special thanks to Ben Gilbert, from Acquired for the podcast mentorship.
Connect with us:
Ben
Arthur
Feedback? Guest suggestions? Email ben@climatepapa.com
