Emily Reichert - Getting Dinosaurs to Dance [Electrified - Ep. 3]

Our guest today is Emily Reichert, CEO of Greentown Labs, the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America.

Earlier this year, Greentown Labs announced its expansion to Houston, TX.  We talk with Emily about that announcement and the similarities between Boston and Houston.  Emily shares her background with us and discusses how her background working with large corporations has shaped Greentown’s role in the climatetech ecosystem.

We hope you enjoy our conversation with Emily.

For more information on Greentown Labs, you can visit their website here: https://greentownlabs.com

Greentown Labs Houston Location: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greentown-labs-announces-location-of-new-incubator-in-houstons-innovation-district-301135695.html?tc=eml_cleartime

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Show Notes

01:30 - Emily shares her background

05:00 - The change from incremental improvement to working on breakthrough

06:45 - Emily and  Greentown Labs, a match made for climate impact

12:25 - Greentown Labs’ mission-oriented culture and how it benefits founders

14:30 - Scaling a community without sacrificing connectivity

16:55 - Working with large corporates partners to create an atmosphere of collaboration 

19:00 - Why corporates are part of the solution, not the problem 

21:05 - Balancing optimism and skepticism when big oil and gas enter the energy transition

24:00 - Greentown expands to the energy capital of North America 

30:30 - The similarities between Houston and Boston 

35:30 - Jobs are the unifying message of the energy transition 

38:00 - Investors flocking to the energy transition for economic reasons

40:30 - The importance and success of Greentown Launch

49:00 - The breadth of opportunities in the energy transition