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The Economics of Climate Change Technologies are Changing
36:31 - 45:58 (09:26)
Companies in climate change technologies are starting to generate profits and be self-sustaining, making it less important to rely on government subsidies and regulatory or legal changes. Unit economics of these companies are becoming more attractive with compelling products and services.
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The need for additional breakthroughs to get global adoption of clean energy with speed and scale is crucial, and the podcast suggests that founders, engineers, and people with capital have the potential to innovate and invent to address climate change.
36:31 - 40:11 (03:40)
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The need for additional breakthroughs to get global adoption of clean energy with speed and scale is crucial, and the podcast suggests that founders, engineers, and people with capital have the potential to innovate and invent to address climate change.
ChapterThe Economics of Climate Change Technologies are Changing
Episode#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Kleiner Perkins invested a billion dollars in a hundred clean tech companies starting in 2006, although most of them failed.
40:11 - 42:21 (02:09)
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Kleiner Perkins invested a billion dollars in a hundred clean tech companies starting in 2006, although most of them failed. They stress the importance of entrepreneurs being intellectually honest about the risks in their venture.
ChapterThe Economics of Climate Change Technologies are Changing
Episode#543: Legendary Investor John Doerr on Picking Winners — From Google in 1999 to Solving the Climate Crisis Now
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The clean tech industry has come a long way in terms of generating profit and being self-sustaining without the need for legal or government subsidies, unlike previous years.
42:21 - 45:58 (03:36)
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The clean tech industry has come a long way in terms of generating profit and being self-sustaining without the need for legal or government subsidies, unlike previous years. Venture funding almost died out in 2008 during the time of the great recession, and it is now on a steady rise.