Intrepid Museum tickets: 5 ways to optimize your museum visit
Most visitors walk up to Pier 86 on a sunny Saturday, hand over their credit card at the admissions desk, and walk into…
Founder Journeys
Deep dives into the critical pillars of the green transition: from accelerator curricula and breakthrough science to venture building.
View Boston Observation Deck Ticket Planning: A 4-Step Guide
The fastest way to overpay for the View Boston Observation Deck is to pick a ticket tier before you've figured out what…
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Global Hackathon Seeks AI Solutions for Urban Climate Resilience
According to EnviroNews Nigeria, a new Global Hackathon is now openly soliciting the kind of AI tooling that might buy…
Climate founder mental health: coaching vs therapy
Forty-three percent of climate workers report symptoms of burnout. For climate founders, the exposure is higher because…
Climate cofounder alignment: a quick 3-question test
Climate startups do not usually fail because the founders forgot that climate matters. They fail because the founders…
Climate founder peer groups: a weekly sanity check plan
The popular assumption is that climate founders need more networking. They do not. They need fewer rooms where everyone…
Climate advisor agreements: a one-page setup template
A climate startup advisor agreement template can look deceptively simple. One page, a percentage of equity, a monthly…
Investor reference checks: a 3-question founder script
You've spent months (maybe years) building a climate solution you believe in with every fiber of your being. Your team…
Climate startup pilots: a three-clause contract fix
Pilots are supposed to be the door. For climate hardware founders, they often become the trapdoor. A multinational…
Scientist to climate founder: what changes after spinout
The first high-stakes decision in the scientist to climate founder transition is rarely whether the technology works…
Bootstrapping vs venture capital: shifts in climate startup growth
You've built something real. Maybe it's a novel direct-air-capture module, a smarter grid-balancing algorithm, or a…
B2G to B2B Climate Tech Pivot: What Changes and Why
Eighteen months ago, a founder I work with sat in a rented office in Lisbon staring at a procurement officer’s email…
Climate services to product pivot: what changes for founders
The hardest question isn't technical. It's the one that hits you at 11 p.m. when the invoice lands: should you keep…
Grant to VC shift: what changes for climate founders
There is a moment in almost every climate company’s development when the spreadsheet stops making sense. Not because…
Climate Tech Accelerators: How to Choose Your Program
The popular assumption is that a climate tech accelerator is simply a faster route to funding. Apply, receive a cheque…
Climate founder burnout: a 5-minute daily reset routine
When did you last make a decision for your climate startup while actually feeling present for it? Not the kind you push…
Founder mental health leave: a four-stage sabbatical plan
What happens when the person carrying the company’s vision can no longer carry the company’s daily decisions?
Academic to climate founder: a 90-day transition plan
The popular story says the academic founder’s biggest challenge is explaining the science to investors. That is only…
Climate pilot failure: a structured pivot plan
A climate pilot can pass every laboratory test and still fail after deployment. The failure may come from thermal…
Climate startup wind-down: a four-stage closure project
The highest-stakes decision in a climate startup wind-down is not whether to keep working for another month. It is…
Service to product pivot: what changes for climate startups
The hardest moment in a climate startup’s service-to-product pivot is rarely the technical one. It is the moment the…
Nonprofit to for-profit pivot: the climate startup shift
What do you do when the mission is working—but the organization cannot raise the kind of capital needed to take it…
Solo founder or co-founder setup: climate startup scenarios
A climate startup does not fail because its founder is alone. It fails when the operating model assumes capacity that…
Climate startup advisory board: the one-page agreement
A founder I work with had a problem that started with a handshake. She'd recruited a brilliant electrochemist to her…
University IP negotiation: a five-stage spinout project
The first serious decision in a university climate startup is often not whether the technology works. It is whether the…
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Why ClimateTech Founders Must Prioritize Field Experience Over Market Research
A founder who sold her first company and spent nearly four years in Uttarakhand working alongside farmers says the…
Academic scientists to climate CEOs: the commercial pivot
What should you do when your research is ready to leave the lab, but you are not yet sure whether you are ready to…
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Evaluating Founder Support Programs: Beyond the PR Headlines
According to FinancialContent and Digital Journal, Charlie Lass is being presented in a story focused on startup…
Founder burnout in climate tech: early signs and recovery
Here's the assumption that needs to die in 2026: climate tech founders are uniquely resilient because they're saving…
Climate founder mentor memos: a 5-minute prep template
You've finally locked down a mentor call after three weeks of scheduling back-and-forth. Then, an hour before it…
Climate startup hiring: 5 rules for early teams
A bad senior hire in the first year costs at least 30% of their first-year expected earnings — direct replacement, lost…
Climate accelerator options: the founder transition
Last spring, a founder I mentor — materials scientist, two patents, a working prototype for a low-carbon cement…
Climate founder communities: choosing your network
The popular assumption is that climate founders need a bigger network. More Slack members, more introductions, more…
Climate founder masterminds: a step-by-step setup plan
Here’s the popular belief: round up a dozen climate founders, put them on a Zoom call once a month, and peer learning…
Climate tech advisory boards: a recruitment and equity plan
A climate startup can have strong technology and still fail environmental due diligence. The failure point is usually…
Climate founder pitfalls: 5 ways to de-risk early decisions
Climate tech funding has become less forgiving. The correction was visible in the year-over-year drop reported for…
Academic climate founders: choosing your pathway
A climate technology can fail before the first prototype reaches the market. The failure point is often not the…
Climate founder burnout: a 5-minute daily reset
Last quarter, a founder in our cohort sat in her car outside a venture firm’s office for forty-five minutes after a…
Climate tech funding paths for different scenarios
In 2023, climate tech startups absorbed $44.5 billion in venture capital. Software captured $5.8 billion—13% of the…