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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 278 min read
Negotiating Price in the Off-Take
In any type of off-take, price will be the central point of negotiations. There are many pricing options available - fixed, floating,...
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Emin Askerov
Feb 252 min read
Three Steps to Building a FOAK
Your First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) project is where your climate tech startup is a startup no more. Investors, customers, and even your own team...
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Emin Askerov
Feb 182 min read
The Three Missing Elephants in the EU Auto Industry Debate
New Allianz report on EU Auto Industry and its three missing elephants.
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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 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
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 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
Nov 4, 20241 min read
🚧 Decommissioning: The Nuclear Market’s Next Billion-Dollar Boom
What are the investment hot spots in nuclear decommissioning?
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Emin Askerov
Oct 28, 20241 min read
🔋 4 Takeaways On Critical Materials in the Battery Supply Chain🔋
Last month, IRENA quietly dropped a report on critical materials in the battery supply chain—yet I saw barely a blip about it on...
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