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Emin Askerov
Cleantech FOAK Advisor
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What can an advisor do for a startup?
This week, I was drafting a report for six months of my work for an early-stage energy and AI startup, so I thought, why not share what I can? So here it goes. The value from advisors to startups is usually customer or investor connections, and some PR representation. I can deliver very little of those. So why get one if he can’t deliver the usual advisor value? Let’s see what I did: • Stress-tested the core business logic across multiple markets and rollout scenarios, finall
Emin Askerov
Jan 241 min read


The Tale of BP and Shell Green Ambition
How BP and Shell abandoned their green ambitions
Emin Askerov
Dec 15, 20251 min read


The FOAK Strategy Checklist
Here is my 4-step FOAK Strategy Checklist
Emin Askerov
Dec 3, 20252 min read


Stellantis Frankenstein Monster Story
Mega-corporations rarely die from a single dramatic mistake. They fade through a sequence of small decisions that felt “pragmatic” at the time.
Emin Askerov
Nov 26, 20252 min read


Where did the Occam’s razor go in the age of the software-defined vehicle?
The Occam's Razor as applied to electric cars
Emin Askerov
Oct 8, 20251 min read


Three ways to use consultants productively, and why AI can’t replace them
I stumbled across Martin Gallardo’s post and decided that it would be worthwhile to rewrite my comment into a full post. The consulting...
Emin Askerov
Oct 1, 20252 min read


The FOAK Location Selection Framework: Lessons from Choosing a Gigafactory Site
In the end, it had to be a political decision. After half a year of sifting through more than twenty locations and countless meetings...
Emin Askerov
Sep 4, 20253 min read


The Thing About Europe
Why you shouldn't lose faith in Europe
Emin Askerov
Apr 14, 20251 min read


💸 Why (most) climate tech startups don’t deliver 10x returns
Data shows that 10x returns are extremely rare in the climate tech
Emin Askerov
Mar 25, 20251 min read
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