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Today we speak with Ravi Kurani, CEO and Founder of Sutro (water IoT device company -- exited to Sani Marc). Aaand the creator and host of Liquid Assets, a Podcast interviewing the leading voices in WaterTech.

Between Ravi's background as a founder in the water, his familiarity with the water ecosystem, and now his opportunity to interview the leaders in the water space, he's a great person to have on regarding all things water.

We feel that we got a hell of a deal here. We get to have one conversation that is worth thousands.

Enjoy today's conversation about all things water, tech, policy, circularity, financing, and more.

Oh, and if you are not already, go check out Liquid Assets wherever you get your podcasts (or just go to LiquidAssets.cc)

Topics:
**2:28 Intro
**4:10 Learnings from Liquid Assets Podcast
**8:09 The Categories of Water
**11:20 Where Innovation Is
**13:27 Energy x Water (Policy)
**16:26 Upgrade to Paid Ad
**18:01 GTM in Water
**21:55 Power Dynamics and Wastewater
**24:04 Telecom Parallel
**24:52 Circularity x Water x Infrastructure
**26:33 Owning Wastewater
**28:45 Geo-Specific Challenges
**31:04 Water Isn't Priced Right
**32:20 KPIs for Success in Water
**34:13 Global Water Hubs
**35:35 Why Water is Close Knit
**36:49 Startup Ideas
**37:59 Water Needs New Financing Arm

Links:
**Connect with Ravi Kurani | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuraniravi/
**Follow Liquid Assets | https://www.liquidassets.cc/
**Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn
**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn
**This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.

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Today, we are talking to Matthias Muehlbauer of OnePointFive.

We have the pleasure of covering one of our good friends, Matthias Muehlbauer at the powerhouse firm OnePointFive. Matthias is a Founding Partner at the firm, where their activities range across two operations:

**They provide diligence and climate advisory services
**They train sustainability professionals

They’re bringing a level of success and professionalism that is beating MBB (top 3 consulting firms) at the sustainability game.

From operating such a dynamic business from day 1, Matthias has picked up a lot of great knowledge about the space:

**The Future of Work in climate
**Where sustainability is headed
**The power of bootstrapping
**What you need to know to be successful in getting a job in climate

Convinced that you should know more about this? Well, you’re in luck. Tune in to todays episode to learn more…🎧💡
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Topics:
**03:12 About OPF
**12:22 Differentiating Ed in the Market
**13:49 From Expert Network to Education
**15:45 Workforce Transition
**18:43 Mid-Career Pivoters
**27:16 Bootstrapping & Being Nimble
**31:02 Embedded Sustainability in the Workforce
**40:14 Clean Energy and the Future of Fossil Fuels

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Links:
**Matthias Muehlbauer | OnePointFive
**Connect with Somil on LinkedIn | Connect with Silas on LinkedIn
**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn
**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X

This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast.

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Every ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽

Reach out to Goodwin Law today; the law firm of choice for hundreds of ClimateTech Entrepreneurs worldwide. They have you covered from funding docs to offtake contracts to IPO and M&A support. GoodwinLaw.com (and tell them CleanTechies sent you!)

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Dimitry Gershenson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet. A fractional CFO and Non-Dilutive Funding service for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs. As for funding, they provide working capital for founders who have landed grants or who have government contracts.

It's great to see more Climate-Specific service providers to help continue supporting the ecosystem.

Today, Dimitry shares his story, and we discuss:
**The importance of and when to hire a fractional CFO
**Funding underrepresented founders
**The importance of Catalytic Capital
**The Grant Funding Gap and Solving it

And much more.

Enjoy the episode!

Resources Mentioned:
**Climate Curious
**Streamline Climate
**Pacific Northwest Climate Week

Email Dimitry: dimitry@enduringplanet.com

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Topics:
**2:3 Introduction and Overview of Enduring Planet's Services
**4:10 The Importance of Supporting Climate Entrepreneurs
**8:47 The Gap in the Ecosystem for Finance Expertise in Climate Tech
**10:23 The Need for Early Financial Planning and Analysis
**12:31 The Importance of Getting Finance in Order Early
**14:51 Timeline for Bringing in Fractional CFO and Hiring Full-Time Finance Talent
**17:22 Navigating Finance Challenges in Hardware Climate Tech
**18:18 Introduction and Pricing
**19:18 Lending and Transparency
**46:17 Building Local Climate Communities
**50:47 Addressing Capital Gaps in the Climate Ecosystem

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Links:
**Dimitry Gershenson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgershenson/
**Enduring Planet | https://enduringplanet.com/
**Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn
**@Silas & @Somil_Agg on X

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Every ClimateTech Entrepreneur needs a reliable partner for their legal needs. Why settle for less than the best? 💪🏽

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