How to transform from project to product.

Off-takes are the holy grail of climatetech FOAKs. Conditional off-takes are the norm. Is there another way?

Airbus just quietly moved the launch of its hydrogen-powered plane from 2035 to 2045. In corporate speak, that’s not a delay—it’s a...

In 2020, I was scrambling to get chips for our battery modules . Lead times had jumped from 2-3 months to over 9 months . Chipmakers...

Batteries have brought me to Korea once again. The last time I was here was just before the COVID lockdown, and now, I’m back—this time...

Your First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) project is where your climate tech startup is a startup no more. Investors, customers, and even your own team...

How overcapacity in battery manufacturing can lead to a change in the gigafactory business model?

A Pilot is your first real-world test—where you prove that your technology works outside the lab.

How selling experience and starting small lets you disrupt an industry.

A 3-step framework for scaling-up to FOAK

Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.

What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?

De-icing a frozen water tower in the middle of nowhere is not on anyone’s job description. However, this is a reality that you can come...

The best guide so far on scaling up climate tech from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst

Here is my 4-step framework to determine if your tech is a drop-in solution

Why do you need a Chief Production Officer in your startup?

This January, I’m offering 20 free one-hour online consultations to startups and investors in the cleantech and climate tech space.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?

2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.

Main FOAK risks