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Emin Askerov
Mar 32 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...
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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 122 min read
Europe’s Auto Industry: Time for a Rethink, Not a Rescue
What to do wıth Europe's auto industry?
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Emin Askerov
Feb 112 min read
Revolutionary Change or Extinction
No sugarcoating. No diplomatic cushioning. Just a stark reality check.
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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 271 min read
How Big Should Your FOAK Be?
A 3-step framework for scaling-up to FOAK
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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 62 min read
📥Drop-In Solution
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?
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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 20, 20242 min read
GigaEgo or Gigafactory?
You have to choose between your ego and your fees. This was a phrase I heard while listening to the Redefining Energy podcast episode...
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Emin Askerov
Nov 5, 20242 min read
🐔🥚 The Battery Digitalization Chicken-and-Egg Problem
You need data to optimize production, but production has to be running to generate that data.
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Emin Askerov
Oct 31, 20243 min read
🚀 Ramping-Up Battery Production: Lessons from Fraunhofer’s Report
🚀 Scaling Up Hardware? Fraunhofer’s Battery Ramp-Up Report Shows Just How Hard It Gets!
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Emin Askerov
Sep 19, 20243 min read
The FOAK Off-Take: 4 Things You Need to Know
🔑 What are the 4 things crucial to your FOAK offtake and how to negotiate them? 🔑
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Emin Askerov
Sep 17, 20241 min read
💡 Offtake Pyramid: Does It Work?
Does the Offtake pyramid work? In my case, it was a little different.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 16, 20241 min read
🚨 Northvolt’s Strategic Shift: Focus on the Core 🚨
Northvolt grew fast—maybe too fast.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Tactical Solution to EU Cell Manufacturing Problems
🔋 The Problems Are Clear. The Solutions Are Mistimed. Except One.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Cleantech Scaleup? Here's Your Real Problem
Cleantech Scaleup? Here's Your Real Problem, And Two Things To Do About It.
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Emin Askerov
Aug 22, 20243 min read
The Right Scale
How to determine the right scale for your FOAK manufacturing plant? Here is a step-by-step guide.
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