#141 Winning Pilots, First Customers, Arena Electrification, & More w/ Chris Richardson (Uptake Alliance, ADL Ventures)
CleanTechies Podcast
English - December 17, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTechnology Business Investing venture capital climatevc ctvc esg cleanag climatetech upcycling decarbonization climate change social impact Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
🌎 On this episode, Somil interviews Chris Richardson, Executive Director of Uptake Alliance and Partner at ADL Ventures where he leads their energy and transportation practices. Uptake Alliance is the newest rockstar member of the NYS entrepreneurial ecosystem that connects organizations with startups solving specific problems they face to tackle “piloting to death.”
We talk about the relationship between pilots and commercialization, specific opportunities in climate tech, and other pieces of guidance Chris has from his time as a founder.
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Topics:
00:00 Introduction and Background08:07 EV Button and Electrifying Existing Infrastructure17:28 Uptake Alliance and Venture Development38:34 Clean Infrastructure and the Built Environment44:48 Moonshot Technologies and Innovation49:17 Incentivizing Domestic Economic Benefits51:41 Investing in Urban vs Rural Technologies59:33 Insights59:33 IRA01:02:13 Climate x XI01:06:15 Success Story of a Hardware MVP01:10:19 Challenges in Corporate Pilots01:13:48 Starting a New Company in Climate01:16:11 Advice for ApplicantsLinks:
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