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Emin Askerov
Aug 3, 20241 min read
Arrival: What Happened?
We all love success stories, but the truth is, we learn best from failures.
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Emin Askerov
Aug 2, 20242 min read
Not Working
EU/US electric car markers and battery manufacturers are stalling. Here are the three main reasons why and two ways to deal with it.
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Emin Askerov
Aug 1, 20245 min read
How Not to Hire People
80% of all my problems in all my projects came from having the wrong people on the team. Here are my 3 mistakes in hiring.
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Emin Askerov
Jul 30, 20241 min read
3 Investor Insights for Scale-Ups
Last week, I tuned into an insightful interview with Yair Reems, Partner at Extantia Capital, conducted by Yoann Berno of Climate...
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Emin Askerov
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Getting Your First Sales
Securing that first sale can be a daunting challenge, especially if your customer isn’t also your investor, and you lack a government...
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Emin Askerov
Jul 25, 20244 min read
Bulding Supply Chain
One rainy Amsterdam morning This was not going to be good. I was quietly contemplating how much money we could lose on this deal. I took...
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Emin Askerov
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Heat Pumps: Appetite for Disruption
What kind of problems should you be looking to solve as a startup founder? Here is a funny example from the heat pump market.
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Emin Askerov
Jul 18, 20242 min read
Cracking the Wind Code in Rosatom
In 2016 I convinced Rosatom, the Russian state nuclear corporation, to invest $1B in wind energy and wind turbine manufacturing. Why did...
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Emin Askerov
Jul 14, 20242 min read
Does Sustainability Sells?
Startups like their technology. Can’t blame them. You get to witness awesome feats of engineering when you work with startups. But I tend...
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Emin Askerov
Jul 6, 20242 min read
Board Seat: When to Turn It Down
Why would you refuse a board position? I want to share the thought process behind my decision in this post.
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Emin Askerov
Jul 5, 20242 min read
How to Make a Battery in Europe?
EU companies seem to be unable to get their gigafactories up and running. Britishvolt, Italvolt cancelled. Freyr and Beyonder are moving...
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Emin Askerov
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Intel and Apple: the Innovator's Dilemma Example
In the 90s Intel was considering switching to making a completely new chip. It was simpler and consumed less power. It was clear, that...
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Emin Askerov
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Flying cars: who needs them?
Flying cars are a sign of the future. But do they matter?
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Emin Askerov
Jun 18, 20242 min read
Antifragility and energy transition
Why EV tariffs might actually benefit the Energy Transition? The Energy Transition and Climate Change are too important to ignore tail risk
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Emin Askerov
Jun 16, 20241 min read
Stay Strong and Prevail
Imagine standing at the edge of a vast canyon. Your goal is on the other side, seemingly unreachable. You lay down one brick, then...
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Emin Askerov
Jun 13, 20243 min read
Facing “The Innovator's Dilemma”
Technology does not matter. Business structures do. Read my review to see why.
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Emin Askerov
Jun 11, 20241 min read
Tokenization of Greentech
Should we tokenize greentech, and if yes how? I need your help to figure this out. 🙋♂️
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Emin Askerov
Jun 7, 20243 min read
The Inside Job: How to Get Corporations to Invest in Your Tech
It took me 10 years to learn how corporate investors think. I will teach you this now in five minutes.
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Emin Askerov
Jun 6, 20241 min read
Road Tripping: EV, hybrid or ICE?
ICE or EV? Or Hybrid? Which one is cleaner? We now have a cool tool to check this!
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Emin Askerov
Jun 4, 20242 min read
Hockey sticks: how to make one
We now have two newly made hockey sticks - one for stationary storage (ESS) and one for the EV batteries. Find out how one is made.
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