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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Drop-in Solution 4-Step Framework
Here is my 4-step framework to determine if your tech is a drop-in solution
Emin Askerov
Jan 97 min read
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๐จ๐ปโ๐ฌFrom Lab to Fab: Why You Need a CPO - Chief Production Officer๐ท๐ปโโ๏ธ
Why do you need a Chief Production Officer in your startup?
Emin Askerov
Jan 82 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 71 min read
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๐ง ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต: ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ฝ ๐ง
2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.
Emin Askerov
Jan 21 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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๐ก๐ผ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ
The last weekend of 2024 long-read on AI and Energy
Emin Askerov
Dec 27, 20242 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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When Are You Ready To Scale?
๐๐ผ๐ย ๐ฑ๐ผย ๐๐ผ๐ย ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ย ๐๐ผ๐ย ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒย ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐? ๐๐ย ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ดย ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒย ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Emin Askerov
Dec 24, 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 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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๐๏ธ Bulldoze or Make? The Two Podcasts On Northvolt
This week, I listened to two excellent podcasts dissecting the saga of Northvolt
Emin Askerov
Dec 18, 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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๐ EU Battery Scene Odyssey, Part 1
This week, Iโve been crisscrossing Europe, meeting with battery industry players
Emin Askerov
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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๐ผ What Does a Chief Sustainability Officer Actually Do?
Running a lithium-ion battery manufacturing company made me question whether we needed a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). I couldnโt...
Emin Askerov
Dec 4, 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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๐ผ The Letter of Intent - Paving the Way to Your Offtake Term Sheet
How do you negotiate a Letter of Intent for your offtake agreement?
Emin Askerov
Nov 29, 20242 min read
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Is Your Scale-Up Built on Climate Bricks or Actual Building Blocks?
Review of Clean Tech ScaleUp Manual by Climate Brick
Emin Askerov
Nov 28, 20244 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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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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