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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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The Three Missing Elephants in the EU Auto Industry Debate
New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.
Emin Askerov
Feb 18, 20252 min read
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๐ย Bees Against Honey: Should Climate Startups Exit to Big Oil?๐ฏ
Do acquisitions of climate tech startups by Big Oil help or hinder energy transition?
Emin Askerov
Feb 17, 20252 min read
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How many climate tech startups and VCs are frauds?
I have no idea. Still, the question has been popping up in my head now and again for the last year. Every time I see some โhydrogen...
Emin Askerov
Feb 14, 20252 min read
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Cleantech Business Models
Over 37% of climate investors decide not to invest in hardware companies because of the business model and long sales cycles. These are...
Emin Askerov
Jan 17, 202510 min read
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๐ฅVC Climate Tech Funding Down AgainโWhat Now? ๐ฅ
Venture investors watch the world burn and seek refuge in virtual worlds
Emin Askerov
Jan 16, 20251 min read
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๐ก Lessons Learned From Closing My Startup
A year ago, I launched ETR , a startup aimed at disrupting sustainable heating and cooling. Today, Iโm closing it. This wasnโt an easy...
Emin Askerov
Jan 10, 20251 min read
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๐ Free One-Hour Consultations for Cleantech Scale-Ups ๐ฑ
This January, Iโm offering 20 free one-hour online consultationsย to startups and investors in the cleantech and climate tech space.
Emin Askerov
Jan 7, 20251 min read
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๐ Solarpunk: A Manifesto for a Better Future
Iโve just picked up my New Year readโa collection of solarpunk short stories. If youโre wondering, what is solarpunk, and why does it...
Emin Askerov
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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๐ 2024: A Year in Climate Tech Review
As 2024 wraps up, itโs time to reflect on a year that was anything but dull for the climate tech world. A buzzword dominated this yearโ...
Emin Askerov
Dec 19, 20243 min read
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๐ผ Negotiating the Term SheetโWhere the Real Work Begins
How to negotiate a term sheet for your offtake
Emin Askerov
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Why Do Strategic Investors Back Climate Tech Startups?
A Climate First VC artile got me thinking
Emin Askerov
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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๐ Is Green Tech Dead? Not According to the Numbers!
Q3 VC investment data from Pitchbook Inc shows otherwise.
Emin Askerov
Nov 26, 20242 min read
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โก๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผโ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ: ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐?
Crypto's Energy Hunger: Problem or Opportunity?
Emin Askerov
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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When Money is the Easy Part
$๐ญ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป/๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ? $๐ฏ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป? ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ $๐ญ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ion
Emin Askerov
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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๐ฅ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐-๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ธ
There are three things to keep in mind when going for series B.
Emin Askerov
Nov 20, 20242 min read
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๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐โ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
Why is free public transport economically and environmentally better?
Emin Askerov
Nov 12, 20241 min read
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The Broken Hearts Club Invitation
Letโs Talk About the Cost of Success Of Startups!
Emin Askerov
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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Energy Transition By 2030 And What Hydrogen Has To Do With It?
The Fourth Energy Transition looks certain to be accomplished by the end of this decade.
Emin Askerov
Oct 16, 20241 min read
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The Real Criteria Behind Angel & VC Investment Decisions
Some VC investments are head-scratchers, right? I thought so too. So, I took a deep dive into the world of climate VC investing.
Emin Askerov
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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The Broken Hearts Club
The moment you let a corporation dictate your operations is the moment you lose control.
Emin Askerov
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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