Shridhar Did Not Understand EBITDA When Founding Bloom Energy
K.R. Shridhar · Bloom Energy CEO: Why We Aren’t in an AI Capex Bubble | Energy Sovereignty & The Future of Power · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Jun 29, 2026 · at 6:11
K.R. Shridhar, founder and CEO of Bloom Energy, discusses transitioning from a career as a NASA rocket scientist to founding a startup without prior corporate financial knowledge.
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“When I started the company, if you had given me, if you had said P and L EBITDA, all those, you know, financial terms, I wouldn't even know what that meant.”
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