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Emin Askerov
Sep 27, 20241 min read
The Broken Hearts Club
The moment you let a corporation dictate your operations is the moment you lose control.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 24, 20242 min read
The way out of the innovator’s dilemma
We had three to six months. After that, the full weight of corporate procedures would bear down on us, slowing our growth by a factor of...
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Emin Askerov
Sep 23, 20241 min read
How I Learned About Incremental Innovation
When your core business rakes in billions and boasts margins over 50%, why bet on high-risk, low-margin ventures?
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Emin Askerov
Sep 21, 20241 min read
Hooked on Hopium: The Hydrogen Hype Is Real
“How much is the hopium for the people?” Paraphrasing Ostap Bender from the “Golden Calph”, a satirical novel by Ilf and Petrov, about a...
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Emin Askerov
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Innovator's Dilemma in Action: Nio Eyes Audi's Factory in Belgium
The Innovator's Dilemma is playing out in real-time
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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 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 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 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 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 12, 20242 min read
🔋 The End of an ICE Age 🧊
The latest shift away from EVs is a clear signal: legacy automakers don’t have the guts to fully embrace the electric future.
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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
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 7, 20241 min read
💡 Is Nuclear Better Than Renewables for Decarbonization? That’s the Wrong Question 🌍
Is Nuclear Better Than Renewables for Decarbonization? That’s the Wrong Question. Here is why.
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Emin Askerov
Sep 5, 20243 min read
A Near 100% Renewable Grid Use Case ⚡🌍
Australia can now run its grid on close to 100% renewables. What are the takeaways for cleantech scaleups?
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Emin Askerov
Sep 4, 20241 min read
What do VCs get wrong in Cleantech?
🎙️ Reflecting on the Latest Climate Insiders Podcast with Nadav Steinmitz 🌍
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Emin Askerov
Aug 26, 20241 min read
The Battery Boom
The Battery Boom (no, not THAT one!): VC Funding Surges as Renewables Demand Grows
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Emin Askerov
Aug 20, 20241 min read
Navigating the Capital Stack: From Lab to NOAK
Who do you go to for the money and when? When you're scaling up from Lab to Nth-of-a-Kind (NOAK), understanding the capital stack is...
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Emin Askerov
Aug 19, 20241 min read
Slow and Steady Morrow’s March
Good news at last. But progress still slow. Morrow Batteries, founded in 2014, has finally opened its first 1 GWh factory after ten...
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