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Emin Askerov
4 days ago1 min read
Heat Pumps: Narrowing the Spark Spread
How long does it take to get payback on a heat pump?
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Emin Askerov
Feb 282 min read
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
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Emin Askerov
Feb 203 min read
US Climate Policy: Chaos or Strategy?
Insights on the US climate policy from DC insiders and my thoughts on why this strangely resembles Russia.
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Emin Askerov
Feb 182 min read
The Three Missing Elephants in the EU Auto Industry Debate
New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.
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Emin Askerov
Feb 172 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?
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Emin Askerov
Feb 142 min read
How many climate tech startups and VCs are frauds?
I have no idea. Still, the question has been popping up in my head now and again for the last year. Every time I see some “hydrogen...
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Emin Askerov
Jan 1710 min read
Cleantech Business Models
Over 37% of climate investors decide not to invest in hardware companies because of the business model and long sales cycles. These are...
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Emin Askerov
Jan 161 min read
🔥VC Climate Tech Funding Down Again—What Now? 🔥
Venture investors watch the world burn and seek refuge in virtual worlds
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Emin Askerov
Jan 101 min read
💡 Lessons Learned From Closing My Startup
A year ago, I launched ETR , a startup aimed at disrupting sustainable heating and cooling. Today, I’m closing it. This wasn’t an easy...
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Emin Askerov
Jan 71 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.
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Emin Askerov
Dec 31, 20241 min read
🌞 Solarpunk: A Manifesto for a Better Future
I’ve just picked up my New Year read—a collection of solarpunk short stories. If you’re wondering, what is solarpunk, and why does it...
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Emin Askerov
Dec 19, 20243 min read
🎉 2024: A Year in Climate Tech Review
As 2024 wraps up, it’s time to reflect on a year that was anything but dull for the climate tech world. A buzzword dominated this year—...
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Emin Askerov
Dec 3, 20242 min read
💼 Negotiating the Term Sheet—Where the Real Work Begins
How to negotiate a term sheet for your offtake
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Emin Askerov
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Why Do Strategic Investors Back Climate Tech Startups?
A Climate First VC artile got me thinking
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Emin Askerov
Nov 26, 20242 min read
💚 Is Green Tech Dead? Not According to the Numbers!
Q3 VC investment data from Pitchbook Inc shows otherwise.
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Emin Askerov
Nov 22, 20242 min read
⚡️ 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼’𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆?
Crypto's Energy Hunger: Problem or Opportunity?
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Emin Askerov
Nov 21, 20243 min read
When Money is the Easy Part
$𝟭𝟮 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿? $𝟯 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 $𝟭 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁ion
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Emin Askerov
Nov 20, 20242 min read
💥 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔-𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗕 🌱💸
There are three things to keep in mind when going for series B.
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Emin Askerov
Nov 12, 20241 min read
🚋 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Why is free public transport economically and environmentally better?
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Emin Askerov
Oct 18, 20241 min read
The Broken Hearts Club Invitation
Let’s Talk About the Cost of Success Of Startups!
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