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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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๐ย Bees Against Honey: Should Climate Startups Exit to Big Oil?๐ฏ
Do acquisitions of climate tech startups by Big Oil help or hinder energy transition?
Emin Askerov
Feb 172 min read
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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 โhydrogen...
Emin Askerov
Feb 142 min read
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Why Are Western Battery Startups Failing? ๐ชซ
Investor's pressure to go big might have had a hand in it.
Emin Askerov
Feb 102 min read
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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
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The 5 Steps of The Pilot Stage
A Pilot is your first real-world testโwhere you prove that your technology works outside the lab.
Emin Askerov
Jan 303 min read
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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
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FOAK Scale-Up Case - A Must-Listen for Climatetech Founders
De-icing a frozen water tower in the middle of nowhere is not on anyoneโs job description. However, this is a reality that you can come...
Emin Askerov
Jan 202 min read
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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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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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๐๏ธ 12 Keys to Scaling Up ๐ฑ
The best guide so far on scaling up climate tech from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
Emin Askerov
Jan 141 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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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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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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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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๐ Is Green Tech Dead? Not According to the Numbers!
Q3 VC investment data from Pitchbook Inc shows otherwise.
Emin Askerov
Nov 26, 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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