Oct 30, 202610 min
20 recent climate, industrial, and energy tech fundraises teach us new lessons: Sell into AI infrastructure, national security, resource scarcity, and hard economics. Climate impact can still be enormous. But for now...
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The leading twice-weekly, ad-free podcast for entrepreneurs, investors, & executives in energy, infrastructure, & climate. Get practical insights on raising capital, commercialization, business strategy, scaling startups, project finance, M&A, corporate innovation, and executive leadership. Explore AI infrastructure, data centers, power and grid, nuclear energy, critical minerals, energy storage, industrial technology, advanced manufacturing and materials, geothermal, biotech, carbon removal, forestry, mobility, and climate tech. Plus, career advice, healthier habits, and book recommendations.
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What is Climate CEOs about?
The leading twice-weekly, ad-free podcast for entrepreneurs, investors, & executives in energy, infrastructure, & climate. Get practical insights on raising capital, commercialization, business strategy, scaling startups, project finance, M&A, corporate innovation, and executive leadership.
What has Climate CEOs covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Climate Tech Is Getting Funded. Just Not for Climate." (30 October 2026, 10 minutes), "Your Sales Pipeline Is Fiction: "The Mom Test"" (27 October 2026, 9 minutes), and "Can AI Find the Next Billion-Dollar Lithium Deposit? | Atana Elements" (23 October 2026, 46 minutes).
How often does Climate CEOs publish?
Climate CEOs publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 340 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Climate CEOs?
Booking probability for Climate CEOs is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Climate CEOs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Climate CEOs's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Climate CEOs?
The strongest fits for Climate CEOs are Electric Power and Scientific Research & Development. Climate CEOs has a business audience.
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Climate CEOs is a business podcast with 340 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Climate CEOs
Your Sales Pipeline Is Fiction: "The Mom Test"
Oct 27, 20269 minYour CRM probably contains millions of dollars in imaginary revenue. Climate tech and energy startups often mistake customer interest for buying intent. “Really interesting” and “this fits our decarbonization strategy”...
Oct 23, 202646 minWhat if AI could find billion-dollar critical mineral deposits hiding in forgotten geological data? Atana combines oil-and-gas geology, proprietary datasets, and AI to discover and de-risk lithium and other critical...
Climate CEOs
The $1.5 Billion Solar Heat Project Replacing Fossil Fuels in Heavy Industry | GlassPoint
Oct 20, 202653 minIndustrial heat consumes more energy globally than electricity, yet it remains one of the hardest parts of the economy to decarbonize. GlassPoint has spent nearly two decades figuring out how to make solar heat cheaper...
Oct 13, 202650 minClimate change may be one of the biggest forces reshaping the global economy, yet we still treat climate collaboration like a pop-up event. The New York Climate Exchange wants to change that with a $440M first phase on...
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Oct 7, 202647 minToday I’m sharing a conversation where the tables are turned: I was a guest on the Supercool podcast with my friend Josh Dorfman, the cofounder of climate tech startup Plantd. We get into: Why I built Entrepreneurs for...
Oct 2, 202612 minMost climate investors ask which project offers the best return. A better question: Which investment makes the next 100 projects easier, cheaper, and faster? This episode explores the Transition Acceleration Framework...
Sep 29, 202645 minRoughly 70% of U.S. substations were built before modern digital technology. Now AI, renewables, batteries, and EVs are forcing a century-old grid to become something fundamentally different. Company bio: NovaTech...
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The 6 People You Should Never Hire
Sep 25, 20269 minHiring mistakes can cripple a startup in energy, infrastructure, or industrial technology. This simple three-trait framework helps CEOs spot great team players and six dangerous hiring archetypes before they join the...
Sep 22, 202647 minWhat kills hard-tech startups usually isn’t the technology. It’s everything surrounding it: unit economics, supply chains, customers, workforce, financing, and the long road from demonstration to deployment. Guest bio...
Sep 18, 202616 minBig projects routinely blow their budgets, schedules, and sometimes the companies building them. But research across 16,000+ projects reveals surprisingly consistent rules for getting them right. In this solo episode, I...
Sep 15, 202648 minNitrogen fertilizer feeds billions of people. But producing it consumes staggering amounts of energy. Switch Bioworks is engineering microbes that could replace industrial fertilizer with biological alternatives at a...
Sep 9, 202655 minLegendary venture capitalist Brad Feld, co-founder of Foundry Group and Techstars and author of Give First, explains how founders can use resilience, mentorship, long-term thinking, and non-transactional relationships...
Climate CEOs
The Climate Tech Map: Where Capital and Innovation Are Still Missing | Speed & Scale, Doerr Capital
Sep 1, 202648 minClimate tech is scaling fast. But the data shows huge gaps in industrial decarbonization, carbon removal, energy storage, and the capital needed to turn breakthrough technologies into profitable businesses. Company bio...
Aug 28, 20266 minClimate CEOs are expected to project confidence. But acting invincible can make investors, employees, and customers trust you less. This minisode explores the "vulnerability paradox" and why selective candor can be a...
Aug 25, 202653 minWhat if America could add gigawatts of nuclear power without building new nuclear plants? Alva Energy is upgrading existing reactors to produce 20–30% more power, potentially adding 200–300 megawatts per plant in just...
Climate CEOs
The Climate CEO’s Method for Hiring A-Players
Aug 21, 202611 minMost hiring mistakes don’t happen because CEOs can’t recognize talent. They happen because interviews reward candidates who are good at interviewing. This minisode explores a more rigorous method for hiring executives...
Aug 19, 202646 minWhat if commercial businesses could cut clean energy project costs by up to 45%, all while someone else finds, buys, finances, and operates on-site systems on massive real estate portfolios? Company bio: VECKTA Energy...
Climate CEOs
Why Good Acquisitions Go Bad
Aug 14, 202612 minMost acquisitions don’t fail because the deal thesis was wrong. They fail because integration breaks exactly what made the company worth buying. This minisode explores why climate tech M&A goes sideways and four...
Aug 11, 202650 minElectric vehicles shouldn't just be gas trucks with batteries. They should be entirely different machines. That's the premise behind Tello Trucks' attempt to reinvent one of America's most iconic vehicles. Company bio...
Recent guests
Recent guests on Climate CEOs. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
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Tom Wilson
Head of Instruction - CDC Learning Center, Anderson School District Five
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Josh Dorfman
climate entrepreneur and media strategist, American Wire Group
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Brad Feld
co-founder of Techstars and Foundry Group, bestselling author of 'Venture Deals' and 'Give First: The Power of Mentorship', Foundry Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Techstars
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Gareth Evans
Professor of Medical Genetics and Cancer Epidemiology, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
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