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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 171 min read


FOAK and EPC: Yes or No?
When scaling from Demo to FOAK, one of the biggest decisions is whether to hire an EPC company or manage the build yourself
Emin Askerov
Mar 141 min read


Heat Pumps: Narrowing the Spark Spread
How long does it take to get payback on a heat pump?
Emin Askerov
Mar 111 min read


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 102 min read


🇰🇷Back in Korea: Scaling Batteries with JR Energy Solution📈
Batteries have brought me to Korea once again. The last time I was here was just before the COVID lockdown, and now, I’m back—this time...
Emin Askerov
Mar 32 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


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


🐝 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


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


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


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


🗝️ 12 Keys to Scaling Up 🌱
The best guide so far on scaling up climate tech from Breakthrough Energy Catalyst
Emin Askerov
Jan 141 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


🎁 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


De-risking FOAK
Main FOAK risks
Emin Askerov
Dec 26, 20243 min read
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