

CleanTechies Podcast
The #1 Podcast for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs
We are CleanTechies, the #1 Podcast for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs. Whether you’re an active ClimateTech entrepreneur, an aspiring one, an investor, a service provider…anything that touches supporting early stage climate tech, this is the place for you.
Each week, we publish two interviews with leading experts in the field telling their stories, insights, and advice to help ClimateTech Entrepreneurs like you be inspired by their successes and learn from their mistakes. cleantechies.substack.com
Each week, we publish two interviews with leading experts in the field telling their stories, insights, and advice to help ClimateTech Entrepreneurs like you be inspired by their successes and learn from their mistakes. cleantechies.substack.com
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Sep 23, 2024 • 2min
CleanTechies Event Alert 🚨- First Live Pod & NYCW Soccer Meetup
Hey Everyone!We're excited to share two big announcements. 🚨🚨First, CleanTechies is doing its first-ever live podcast! 🎙️🎊We are partnering with Extantia, one of THE leading ClimateTech VCs in Europe, to do our first ever live podcast recording. 🎉* When: Wednesday, Sep. 25th @ 4 pm Sharp (be early)* Where: Register for address* Register for 1 of 15 CleanTechies tickets here: https://lu.ma/n8gteqtmSecond, we are hosting a soccer game for CleanTechies ⚽* When: Friday, Sep. 27th @ 5:30 pm* Where: Near Sunset Park in Brooklyn (final location shared if approved)* Register here: https://lu.ma/duovm34kWe’re very excited to see you all there 😎! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 19, 2024 • 35min
🚨Special EP 209: Get the Most out of NY Climate Week
NY Climate Week is ####ing insane — event after event after event. If you’re not careful, you’ll waste an entire week of work and sleep — and get nothing out of it. We are here to give you our two cents… or rather, 35 min of advice on how to get the most out of your climate week experience. This is for you regardless if this is your first or fifth climate week. We broke it down into:* Before - How to prep* During - What to keep in mind during the chaos* After - Mastering the follow-up Have a listen and comment with your advice for all the other CleanTechies. 🚨🚨🚨 ALSO… here is the list of events we’re attending during NYCW. Don’t be a stranger — we’ll be more excited to say hi than you can handle. Good luck out there! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe

Sep 17, 2024 • 34min
#208 China's Graphite Monopoly, Battery Industry In Trump Admin, Silicon vs Graphite, Price vs Range, & More | Jonathan Tan (Coreshell)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.com🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech EntrepreneursFree subscriber? Get the full ~52-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today.OR, unlock your free post today. OR, check out the free ~32 min version. (so many choices!) You get: * Full-length & Bonus episodes 🎙️* Monthly(ish) show with Somil & Silas 🤓* Community 🤝ClimateTech Investor? Entrepreneur? Maybe an aspiring one? Service provider?If what you do touches early-stage ClimateTech, this is the place for you. 🤝Today, we are talking to Jonathan Tan from Coreshell.Yo yo yo! 🪀 (I must have had too much caffeine today) We are back with another kick-ass episode with a kick-ass founder building kick-ass battery technology. There may be feelings hurt today when you hear what Jonathan has to say about the lack of genuine innovation in battery tech over the past ~20 years. We get into a LOT of things. But before that, you gotta know more about Jonathan. After completing his undergrad at UC Berkeley in Chemical Engineering he spent many years developing membrane technology at Membrane Technology and Research Inc. He was spending a lot of time in wastewater treatment. It’s there he realized that the major driver of that adoption, above regulation, was economics. They wanted to utilize all of the things they could to increase profitability. Then in 2017, he and his co-founders got sick of their jobs and wanted to found a company. They originally met in college and had worked in the thin film membrane industries. Roger worked in CleanTech 1.0 with thin film solar. Today, they are scaling up production in Germany with a partner. For that reason, we feel quite confident in Jonathan’s ability to speak about the do’s and definitely don’t do’s in this space. (continued below)Every ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)Okay — so what are we talking about today, partner? 🤠* By focusing on luxury market, EV makers have emphasized range over price. This is in contrast to China’s EV market, which has now drastically lowered the cost of EVs when compared to the rest of the world. * How Coreshell’s tech will allow the EU and US to stop relying on China’s monopolistic control over the global graphite market (they currently produce ~76% of the world’s graphite supply). * Why Trump should be pro-investing in climate if he’s actually all about American independence? * How the EU treats battery recycling and why they are jealous of the US’s policy achievements. And quite a few other things. 📺 Watch on YouTube | 🍎 Apple Podcasts | 🎧 Spotify | 🗣️ Join the Slack ChannelFuture guest suggestions or topics? Leave a comment!📝 Show Notes:Topics * Dinner with Peter Singer* Jonathan’s Story * Founding Coreshell* The Technology* Reliance on China’s Graphite Monopoly* Advice to the Next Presidential Administration* Mass Production Cost vs 10x MoonshotsPaid Version Starts Here* Battery Industry in a Trump Admin* Range Anxiety vs Charge Anxiety * Economics Incentives on the Battery Industry* The US & EU’s Battery Tech Policies & Incentives * Battery Recycling & Traceability Links* Jonathan Tan | Coreshell* Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn* Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn* @Silas & @Somil_Agg on X * This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.

Sep 12, 2024 • 34min
#207 Innovative Business Models, Europe's Regulatory Environment, EV Challanges, Freight Electrification & More w/ Till Stenzel (SET Ventures)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comNOTE: if you’re a free subscriber, you can get the full ~50-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today. 🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech Entrepreneurs* Discussions 2x / week 🎙️* Bonus content on many episodes 🙋* Monthly show with Somil & Silas 🤓* Community 🤝ClimateTech Investor? Entrepreneur? Maybe an aspiring one? Service p…

Sep 9, 2024 • 30min
#206 Political Uncertainty, Industrial Heat Decarb, Onshoring Production, Geopolitical Tensions & More w/ Peter Sopher (Clean Energy Ventures)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comNOTE: if you’re a free subscriber, you can get the full ~50-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today. 🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech Entrepreneurs* Discussions 2x / week 🎙️* Bonus content on many episodes 🙋* Monthly show with Somil & Silas 🤓* Community 🤝ClimateTech Investor? Entrepreneur? Maybe an aspiring one? Service p…

Sep 1, 2024 • 33min
#205 Finding a Co-Founder, DeepTech, Venture Studio Model, Policy x Climate | Benjamin Tincq (Marble)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comNOTE: if you’re a free subscriber, you can get the full ~50-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today. 🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech Entrepreneurs* Discussions 2x / week 🎙️* Bonus content on many episodes 🙋* Monthly show with Somil & Silas 🤓* Community 🤝ClimateTech Investor? Entrepreneur? Maybe an aspiring one? Service p…

Aug 28, 2024 • 30min
#204 The New Biodiversity Investing, Climate Philanthropy, Nature Tech, & More w/ Karl Burkart (One Earth)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comNOTE: if you’re a free subscriber, you can get the full ~43-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today. 🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech Entrepreneurs* Discussions 2x / week 🎙️* Bonus content on many episodes 🙋* Monthly show with Somil & Silas 🤓* Community 🤝ClimateTech Investor? Entrepreneur? Maybe an aspiring one? Service p…

Aug 25, 2024 • 7min
🚨Special Ep 203: Solving Battery Swapping: Ample’s 11 Plays
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comThis is a special breakdown of Ample’s strategic playbook and how you can apply it to your hardware climate startup. The full version of this episode is only available to our paid subscribers — soo… if you’re looking for a reason to become a paid sub… here is your chance 😉

Aug 22, 2024 • 31min
#202 Battery Swapping, Scaling Globally, 4x Founder, Universal Battery Modules, & More w/ John de Souza (Ample Inc)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comWe’ve got perhaps one of the most value-packed episodes we’ve made. We have a special breakdown as a follow-up in the coming days. Stay tuned… 👀NOTE: if you’re a free subscriber, you can get the full ~50-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today. 🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech Entrepreneurs* Discussions 2x / week 🎙️* Bo…

Aug 20, 2024 • 21min
#201 State-Funded VC, Triple Bottom Line, SAFs & Hydrocarbons, Job Creation & More w/ Drew D'Alelio (Connecticut Innovations)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit cleantechies.substack.comNOTE: if you’re a free subscriber, you can get the full 52-minute conversation by upgrading to paid today. 🌎 Welcome back to CleanTechiesThe #1 Podcast For ClimateTech Entrepreneurs* Discussions 2x / week 🎙️* Bonus content on many episodes 🙋* Monthly show with Somil & Silas 🤓* Community 🤝ClimateTech Investor? Entrepreneur? Maybe an aspiring one? Service p…


