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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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FOAK Expertise: The Missing Piece in Climate Scale-Up
Where do you get FOAK Expertise? From FOAK advisors, who have done a FOAK before. Meet the new branch of cleantech ecosystem - the FOAK assi
Emin Askerov
Mar 17, 20251 min read
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FOAK and EPC: Yes or No?
When scaling from Demo to FOAK, one of the biggest decisions is whether to hire an EPC companyย or manage the build yourself
Emin Askerov
Mar 14, 20251 min read
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Heat Pumps: Narrowing the Spark Spread
How long does it take to get payback on a heat pump?
Emin Askerov
Mar 11, 20251 min read
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Scale-Up Killers: How Supply Chain Chaos Can Sink a Startup
In 2020, I was scrambling to get chips for our battery modules . Lead times had jumped from 2-3 months to over 9 months . Chipmakers...
Emin Askerov
Mar 10, 20252 min read
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๐ฐ๐ทBack in Korea: Scaling Batteries with JR Energy Solution๐
Batteries have brought me to Korea once again. The last time I was here was just before the COVID lockdown, and now, Iโm backโthis time...
Emin Askerov
Mar 3, 20252 min read
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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 27, 20258 min read
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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 25, 20252 min read
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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 17, 20252 min read
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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 13, 20258 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 30, 20253 min read
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Two Lessons From Hardware Startup
How selling experience and starting small lets you disrupt an industry.
Emin Askerov
Jan 28, 20251 min read
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How Big Should Your FOAK Be?
A 3-step framework for scaling-up to FOAK
Emin Askerov
Jan 27, 20251 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 23, 20256 min read
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Canoo: $1.5B FOAK Failure
What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?
Emin Askerov
Jan 21, 20251 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 14, 20251 min read
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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 9, 20257 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 7, 20251 min read
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๐ฅDrop-In Solution
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ?
Emin Askerov
Jan 6, 20252 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 2, 20251 min read
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De-risking FOAK
Main FOAK risks
Emin Askerov
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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