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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 72 min read
🔋 Battery Startups, Let’s Get to the Point!
Battery startup descriptions don't make sense!
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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 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
Nov 25, 20241 min read
𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁?
Northvolt’s stumble is not a death knell; it’s a wake-up call.
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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 19, 20241 min read
🎉 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 👨🏼💻⚡
Why read my blog?
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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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Emin Askerov
Oct 3, 20244 min read
The Road To An Offtake Agreement: A Step-by-Step Guide
When you're building your FOAK, securing an offtake agreement is crucial for your scaleup’s success. Here is your guide to get there.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 18, 20241 min read
⚛️ Nuclear Energy: Big Boys Business? Not Exactly.
Is Nuclear Energy A Big Boys Business? Not Exactly.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 15, 20242 min read
💡 The Real Cost of Innovation? It’s Not What You Think.
Corporations can spend on innovation—but rolling out a new product? That’s where things get ugly.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 9, 20241 min read
Long-Term Energy Storage is Getting Crowded
What does it mean for scaleups? With lithium-ion batteries locking down short-term storage, investors are now flooding the long-duration...
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Emin Askerov
Sep 2, 20243 min read
Pitfalls of FOAK Capital Stack
Why do some scaleups sink while others sail smoothly? 🌊 Three main pitfalls can capsize your venture if you’re not careful.
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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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Emin Askerov
Aug 15, 20242 min read
Choosing a Road Beyond FOAK
Licensing, Buy-out or Project Finance?
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Emin Askerov
Aug 10, 20243 min read
Universal Hydrogen: A 20 Min Or $100M Lesson
22 minutes on YouTube could have saved investors $100M. That’s the harsh lesson from the rise and fall of Universal Hydrogen.
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Emin Askerov
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Missing Skills
Investors think that hard tech climate scaleups lack generalist and financial expertise. While Founders agree only with the latter. Why?...
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Emin Askerov
Aug 5, 20242 min read
Dealing With Giants
Strategic investors can be a double-edged sword for greentech scaleups. Here’s what to look out for. ⌛️Never before there was such a...
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Emin Askerov
Aug 4, 20241 min read
The Art of Downtime
How much time do you need to rest? Two weeks? A day? A blink of an eye?
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