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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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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 161 min read
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๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ
Why should you avoid Green Premium and look for 10x value?
Emin Askerov
Dec 25, 20242 min read
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๐ก The Myth of IP Moats: Lessons from the Frontlines
Twice in my career, Iโve dealt with intellectual property (IP). Both times, I came out with one big realization: IP isnโt the holy grail...
Emin Askerov
Dec 23, 20242 min read
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๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ข๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ
Observations from the second week of meeting EU battery players
Emin Askerov
Dec 17, 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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๐ก ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ? ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป.
Hydrogen is like real estate, there are three main criteria for project success: location, location, and location.
Emin Askerov
Nov 27, 20242 min read
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๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐?
Northvoltโs stumble is not a death knell; itโs a wake-up call.
Emin Askerov
Nov 25, 20241 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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๐ AI Meets Manufacturing ๐ค๐
AI and lithium-ion electrode manufacturing
Emin Askerov
Nov 18, 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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๐ก Extending Nuclearโs Lifespan: An Investment Opportunity for the Energy Transition
Whatโs the most cost-effective way to decarbonize the grid? Surprisingly, itโs long-term operation (LTO) of existing nuclear power...
Emin Askerov
Oct 30, 20241 min read
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๐จ๐ผโ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ โ๏ธ
Reality-check for the latest rush for Small Modular Reactors
Emin Askerov
Oct 25, 20242 min read
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โธ๏ธHub-nโ-Spoke: An Alternative For The EU Battery Value Chain ๐
๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐? ๐
Emin Askerov
Oct 24, 20243 min read
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Can Europe Catch Up in the EV Race?
McKinseyโs New Report Says Itโll Cost a Pretty Penny. ๐ถ๐ย
Emin Askerov
Oct 21, 20242 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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Lessons From A Failed Gigafactory
What makes batteries so tough to crack? Here are lessons from 15 years ago, which still have a familiar ring today.
Emin Askerov
Oct 8, 20242 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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Whatโs Going On in the Dutch Battery Industry?
Unlike some of their European counterparts, the Netherlands hasnโt been making waves in the battery headlines. But donโt let that fool you.
Emin Askerov
Sep 30, 20241 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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The way out of the innovatorโs dilemma
We had three to six months. After that, the full weight of corporate procedures would bear down on us, slowing our growth by a factor of...
Emin Askerov
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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