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Emin Askerov
5 days ago2 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...
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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
Jan 303 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.
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Emin Askerov
Jan 221 min read
🚗 Not All EV Startups Fail: The TOGG Success Story
Turkey's EV startup is ramping up sales.
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Emin Askerov
Jan 211 min read
Canoo: $1.5B FOAK Failure
What Canoo failure can teach cleantech scaleups?
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Emin Askerov
Jan 202 min read
FOAK Scale-Up Case - A Must-Listen for Climatetech Founders
De-icing a frozen water tower in the middle of nowhere is not on anyone’s job description. However, this is a reality that you can come...
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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 97 min read
Drop-in Solution 4-Step Framework
Here is my 4-step framework to determine if your tech is a drop-in solution
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Emin Askerov
Jan 82 min read
👨🏻🔬From Lab to Fab: Why You Need a CPO - Chief Production Officer👷🏻♂️
Why do you need a Chief Production Officer in your startup?
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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
Jan 21 min read
🚧 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵: 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰’𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽 🚧
2024 was a brutal year for hardtech climate startups.
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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 27, 20242 min read
𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜, 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲
The last weekend of 2024 long-read on AI and Energy
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Emin Askerov
Dec 25, 20242 min read
𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝘅 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲
Why should you avoid Green Premium and look for 10x value?
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Emin Askerov
Dec 24, 20242 min read
When Are You Ready To Scale?
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆? 𝗕𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.
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Emin Askerov
Dec 23, 20242 min read
💡 The Myth of IP Moats: Lessons from the Frontlines
Twice in my career, I’ve dealt with intellectual property (IP). Both times, I came out with one big realization: IP isn’t the holy grail...
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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 18, 20242 min read
🎙️ Bulldoze or Make? The Two Podcasts On Northvolt
This week, I listened to two excellent podcasts dissecting the saga of Northvolt
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Emin Askerov
Dec 17, 20242 min read
🔋 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮
Observations from the second week of meeting EU battery players
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Emin Askerov
Dec 6, 20241 min read
🔋 EU Battery Scene Odyssey, Part 1
This week, I’ve been crisscrossing Europe, meeting with battery industry players
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