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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Dive into my latest thoughts on Greentech trends, startup strategies, and investment insights. Stay ahead in the green revolution.
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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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๐ฅDrop-In Solution
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ?
Emin Askerov
Jan 62 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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De-risking FOAK
Main FOAK risks
Emin Askerov
Dec 26, 20243 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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GigaEgo or Gigafactory?
You have to choose between your ego and your fees. This was a phrase I heard while listening to the Redefining Energy podcast episode...
Emin Askerov
Dec 20, 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 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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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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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 AI Meets Manufacturing ๐ค๐
AI and lithium-ion electrode manufacturing
Emin Askerov
Nov 18, 20242 min read
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๐ Halloween Horror Story: The Rise and Fall of Redflow ๐ป
How a flow-battery maker, Redflow, met its untimely end.
Emin Askerov
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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