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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Europe’s Cleantech Reality Check: The Good, The Bad, and The Missing Pieces
Review of Breakthrough Energy and Cleantech for Europe report on the state of European manufacturing competitiveness
Emin Askerov
Feb 282 min read


Negotiating Price in the Off-Take
In any type of off-take, price will be the central point of negotiations. There are many pricing options available - fixed, floating,...
Emin Askerov
Feb 278 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


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


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


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


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


👨🏻🔬From Lab to Fab: Why You Need a CPO - Chief Production Officer👷🏻♂️
Why do you need a Chief Production Officer in your startup?
Emin Askerov
Jan 82 min read


🎁 Free One-Hour Consultations for Cleantech Scale-Ups 🌱
This January, I’m offering 20 free one-hour online consultations to startups and investors in the cleantech and climate tech space.
Emin Askerov
Jan 71 min read


📥Drop-In Solution
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?
Emin Askerov
Jan 62 min read


🚧 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵: 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰’𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 🚧
2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.
Emin Askerov
Jan 21 min read


When Are You Ready To Scale?
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆? 𝗕𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Emin Askerov
Dec 24, 20242 min read


💡 The Myth of IP Moats: Lessons from the Frontlines
Twice in my career, I’ve dealt with intellectual property (IP). Both times, I came out with one big realization: IP isn’t the holy grail...
Emin Askerov
Dec 23, 20242 min read


𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁?
Northvolt’s stumble is not a death knell; it’s a wake-up call.
Emin Askerov
Nov 25, 20241 min read


🎉 AI Meets Manufacturing 🤖🔋
AI and lithium-ion electrode manufacturing
Emin Askerov
Nov 18, 20242 min read


🐔🥚 The Battery Digitalization Chicken-and-Egg Problem
You need data to optimize production, but production has to be running to generate that data.
Emin Askerov
Nov 5, 20242 min read


🚀 Ramping-Up Battery Production: Lessons from Fraunhofer’s Report
🚀 Scaling Up Hardware? Fraunhofer’s Battery Ramp-Up Report Shows Just How Hard It Gets!
Emin Askerov
Oct 31, 20243 min read


🔄 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗧𝗼 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝗹 🪫
Every waste management project hinges on a single, often-overlooked factor that can make or break it: the supply of waste. Circular...
Emin Askerov
Oct 29, 20242 min read
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