I recently joined Mark Grey Mendes on the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) Alumni Blast from the Past podcast to discuss my journey from student-athlete to climatetech entrepreneur leading DexMat‘s nanomaterials revolution. You can watch the full TJ alumni interview on YouTube, but I want to share some conversation highlightst aboutContinue reading “From TJ Alumni to Climatetech CEO: My Journey on the Alumni Blast from the Past Podcast”
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Empowering Rice Engineers with an Entrepreneurial Mindset
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of Masters in Engineering Management and Leadership students at Rice University—my own alma mater. Stepping back onto campus, now as a mentor rather than a student, felt like a full-circle moment, especially since this seminar was hosted by RCEL, where many yearsContinue reading “Empowering Rice Engineers with an Entrepreneurial Mindset”
Lessons Learned from Four Climatetech Entrepreneurs
I recently had the opportunity to participate in a panel of lessons learned from four climatetech entrepreneurs. It was organized by Trellis (formerly known as GreenBiz) and moderated by Chris Wedding of EFI, where I am a Fellow. It was a great discussion with other entrepreneurs whom I like and admire, and hopefully it wasContinue reading “Lessons Learned from Four Climatetech Entrepreneurs”
Introducing DEXMAT
Introducing DexMat, one of the most ambitious climatetech moonshots ever. DexMat makes steel, aluminum, and copper obsolete with carbon-negative materials.
The Sleeper Must Awaken
I’m moving on from Third Derivative to pursue my next great climatetech venture!
Entrepreneurial Mentorship
In the call to action of my TED talk on the Entrepreneur’s Journey, I exhorted seasoned entrepreneurs to answer the call to service by mentoring less-experienced entrepreneurs. Because entrepreneurship requires such different skills, heuristics, and calculi than other, much more common business arenas, having an experienced guide is invaluable to first-time entrepreneurs and can beContinue reading “Entrepreneurial Mentorship”
Third Derivative: My Next Great Adventure
Far over the misty mountains coldTo dungeons deep and caverns oldWe must away ere break of dayTo seek the pale enchanted gold. I have founded or led eight climate tech startups. I’ve had one really big success, a few smaller successes, and a few “learning experiences” along the way – but every one of themContinue reading “Third Derivative: My Next Great Adventure”
The End of Smart OES
Last year Smart OES was acquired by Ingenero, one of our corporate strategic investors! I’ve been meaning to blog about this momentous event, but the acquisition itself and then major moves in other areas of my life (More on that soon!) have kept me busy. Finally I have a chance to reflect back on SmartContinue reading “The End of Smart OES”
My Entrepreneurship Principles: Leadership
In my first piece on Mindful Entrepreneurship, I laid out several principles to optimize the entrepreneurial process. In my second piece, I argued that culture is extremely important to startups. In this final (?) piece, I will now examine how leadership can create an optimal startup culture and help others execute the entrepreneurial process. EntrepreneurialContinue reading “My Entrepreneurship Principles: Leadership”
My Entrepreneurship Principles: Culture
While I was hunkered down surviving Hurricane Florence, I had further opportunity to reflect on my principles as an entrepreneur. In the first part of this brief series on Mindful Entrepreneurship, I laid out my keys to the entrepreneurial process. In this second part, I will focus on culture. Entrepreneurship Culture Culture matters a lot.Continue reading “My Entrepreneurship Principles: Culture”