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The Lagging Indicator

Shaun Abrahamson and the Discipline of Ignoring Consensus

Jun 8 • Silas Mähner, Andrew Fink, and CleanTechies Notes

#280 Why Every Company Will Decarbonize & The Climate Investment Arbitrage | Andrew Beebe (Obvious Ventures)

Watch now | The "tourists" have left climate tech. Here is why the next venture vintage will be the best we've ever seen.

Mar 18

53:59

#278 How to Sell $500M of Batteries Before You Build a Factory | Landon Mossburg (Peak Energy)

Watch now | Inside the massive deal with Jupiter Power and the strategy behind scaling Sodium-Ion.

Feb 18 • Silas Mähner and CleanTechies Notes

57:26

#265 What is the EU Innovation Fund and Who Can Apply for Funding | Joel Armin-Hoiland (Climate Finance Solutions)

Educate Yourself on How to Apply (and Win) Grant Funding Opportunities w/ the EU Innovation Fund

Oct 22, 2025 • Silas Mähner, CleanTechies Notes, and Joel Armin-Hoiland

55:53

#264 Climate Week 2025 Recap | Silas Mahner (Cleantechies Podcast)

Why Now Is the Best Time to Be a Climate Tech Founder...

Oct 15, 2025 • Silas Mähner and CleanTechies Notes

20:31

#262 How to Win in the Anti-Climate Era | Live from NY Climate Week

Watch now | Augustus Doricko (Rainmaker), Liz Dennett (Endolith), Grant Brown (8090 Industries), and Joel Armin-Hoiland (Climate Finance Solutions…

Oct 1, 2025 • Silas Mähner, Somil Aggarwal, CleanTechies Notes, Augustus Doricko, Grant Brown, Liz Dennett, and Joel Armin-Hoiland

1:25:53

#259 University-Led Climate Innovation | Austin Evarts (NYU Urban Future Lab)

How NYU’s ACRE program nurtures founders, pilots, and commercialization pathways.

Sep 3, 2025 • Silas Mähner, Somil Aggarwal, and CleanTechies Notes

51:04

#257 Betting on $2 Trillion in Climate Infrastructure & Lessons from the DOE Loan Programs Office | Brendan Bell (Aligned Climate Capital)

From government-backed Tesla loans to scaling community solar, Brendan Bell reveals the playbook

Aug 20, 2025 • Silas Mähner, Somil Aggarwal, and CleanTechies Notes

48:40

#246 Sophie Purdom on Closing a $54M Fund I, the Future of Planeteer, & The 4 Types of Climate Founders

Plus! More Deals Than Ever, Climate is NOT Dead, How Climate Change is Causing Bird Flu... (and more)

May 21, 2025 • Silas Mähner, Somil Aggarwal, and CleanTechies Notes

47:47

#245 The Future of Electrification & the Opportunity of Europe | Felix Krause (Vireo Ventures)

Why Electrification is the Future and how it might solve Climate Tech's Current Branding Problem

May 7, 2025 • Silas Mähner, Somil Aggarwal, and CleanTechies Notes

49:54

#242 The 3 Most Common Mistakes Climate Founders Make | David Brekke, Goodwin

Plus! A Market Update From A Lawyer who Works with Tons of Climate Founders & VCs

Apr 16, 2025 • Silas Mähner, Somil Aggarwal, and CleanTechies Notes

58:07

#240 Bulldozing in a New Era of Climate Tech Investing | Andrew Chan from Atas

An Emerging Manager perspective on how to win in ClimateTech 3.0

Apr 3, 2025 • Somil Aggarwal

51:44

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