Startup Companies
topic on 4 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
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5 statements about Startup Companies, every show
Lubershane: Startups are not well positioned to develop sodium-ion batteries
“The fact that it's been largely developed by and is already being scaled up by the exact same large industrial players, battery manufacturers that make existing lithium ion you know, means that it's, You know, I guess it's, I guess it is a better mousetrap, bu…”
Fishkin: VC incentive structures inherently harm most startups for a few winners
“Their incentive structure is such that you're going to by your very nature, right? By your, even your existence harm a lot of, Small and startup companies in exchange for a very small number of winners.”
Hoffman: I Back Founders with Extreme Ambition and Drive
“Like as an investor, I look for people who have Very strong, big ambitions. Because, you know, jump, you know, doing these startup companies is so hard. You have to have that you know, willingness to lose an arm in order to succeed kind of thing. And, you know…”
Beard: Upfront subsurface exploration costs block startup geothermal project financing
“So geothermal has exploration risks, so understanding the resource before you start Developing a project, and you have to understand those well enough to get a project financed, and that is a deal breaker for a lot of projects, particularly for startup compani…”