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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Three Steps to Building a FOAK
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...
Emin Askerov
Feb 252 min read


US Climate Policy: Chaos or Strategy?
Insights on the US climate policy from DC insiders and my thoughts on why this strangely resembles Russia.
Emin Askerov
Feb 203 min read


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 182 min read


🐝 Bees Against Honey: Should Climate Startups Exit to Big Oil?🍯
Do acquisitions of climate tech startups by Big Oil help or hinder energy transition?
Emin Askerov
Feb 172 min read
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 “hydrogen...
Emin Askerov
Feb 142 min read


The 4-step Framework for Building a Demo Project
The 4-step Framework for Building a Demo Project: Your Critical Step Between Pilot and FOAK
Emin Askerov
Feb 138 min read


Europe’s Auto Industry: Time for a Rethink, Not a Rescue
What to do wıth Europe's auto industry?
Emin Askerov
Feb 122 min read


Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
Emin Askerov
Feb 112 min read


Why Are Western Battery Startups Failing? 🪫
Investor's pressure to go big might have had a hand in it.
Emin Askerov
Feb 102 min read


🔋 Battery Startups, Let’s Get to the Point!
Battery startup descriptions don't make sense!
Emin Askerov
Feb 72 min read


Stationary Energy Storage: Which Business Models Will See Most Growth?
The stationary energy storage market tripled in 2023. But with the sector maturing fast, not every corner is ripe for VC-backed disruption
Emin Askerov
Feb 63 min read


Scale, Cost, and Tech
How overcapacity in battery manufacturing can lead to a change in the gigafactory business model?
Emin Askerov
Feb 32 min read


The 5 Steps of The Pilot Stage
A Pilot is your first real-world test—where you prove that your technology works outside the lab.
Emin Askerov
Jan 303 min read


Two Lessons From Hardware Startup
How selling experience and starting small lets you disrupt an industry.
Emin Askerov
Jan 281 min read


How Big Should Your FOAK Be?
A 3-step framework for scaling-up to FOAK
Emin Askerov
Jan 271 min read


The 4-step Framework for Choosing Climate Tech Scale-Up Business Model
The 4-step framework for choosing climate tech scale-up business model
Emin Askerov
Jan 236 min read


🚗 Not All EV Startups Fail: The TOGG Success Story
Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.
Emin Askerov
Jan 221 min read


Canoo: $1.5B FOAK Failure
What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?
Emin Askerov
Jan 211 min read


FOAK Scale-Up Case - A Must-Listen for Climatetech Founders
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...
Emin Askerov
Jan 202 min read


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 1710 min read
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