Best Josh Dorfman Podcasts (2025)

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#476 Stop Pitching Tech, Start Selling Outcomes: Josh Dorfman’s Advice for Climate Founders 57:15

6d ago57:15

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In this episode, Mehmet is joined by Josh Dorfman, CEO of Supercool and host of the Supercool podcast. Josh is a serial sustainability entrepreneur, former investor, and media trailblazer with two decades of experience scaling climate-focused ventures. From founding The Lazy Environmentalist to helping build a company that landed a 10M panel deal w…

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Solar, Semiconductors, and the American Dream: Enphase Is a $5.5B Climate Tech Powerhouse 45:01

5h ago45:01

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The energy grid we know today was built for a different era—centralized generation, one-way power flow, no rooftop solar, no EVs, no AI-driven demand. If Thomas Edison were alive, he’d recognize it instantly. And that’s the problem. Raghu Belur bet the system would have to change. In 2006, he co-founded Enphase Energy and started from the distribut…

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Will Potter: Factory Farming and the Myth of the Little Red Barn 29:00

15h ago29:00

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Did you know that this country has a host of so-called “ag-gag” laws in place that criminalize the work of photographers and journalists who expose abuses on factory farms? This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with investigative journalist Will Potter whose new book, “Little Red Barns: Hiding the Truth, from Farm to Fable,” gives us a dark but t…

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#478 100x Outcomes, Not 10x Hype: AI Execution Strategies with Matt Leta 55:03

1d ago55:03

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In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we dive deep into what it really takes to implement AI that works—not just experiments, but systems that scale. Joining us is Matt Leta, founder & CEO of Future Works, an AI-native company built alongside generative AI as his co-founder. 🔑 Key Takeaways • AI alone isn’t enough—without workflow integratio…

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Earth911 Podcast: Brenna Simmons-St. Onge is on a Regenerative World Quest 52:54

2d ago52:54

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On today's Sustainability In Your Ear, meet Brenna Simmons-St. Onge, a systems strategist, regenerative futurist, and founder of B the Light Consulting, as we explore her family's extraordinary three-year journey around the world. The Regenerative World Quest isn't your typical travel adventure; it's a deliberate mission to identify, amplify, and h…

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How Email Can Power Sustainable Growth with Cole VanDee 36:43

4d ago36:43

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In this episode, we sit down with Cole VanDee, Co-Founder of Inboxing Engine, to talk all things email, entrepreneurship, and impact. Cole shares how his team has helped mission-driven businesses generate over $100 million in found revenue, without compromising their values. From turning email lists into seven-figure engines to using marketing as a…

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#477 The Singularity of Hope: Sam Sammane on Amplifying Humanity with AI 54:33

4d ago54:33

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In this thought-provoking episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we welcome Sam Sammane, physicist, serial entrepreneur, and author of The Singularity of Hope. With a background in nanotechnology, life sciences, and AI, Sam offers a rare mix of technical depth and philosophical insight. Together, we explore how AI is reshaping business, creativity, a…

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Racing the Clock: Wasteless Turns Expiring Food into Profit for Grocers Worldwide 47:22

7d ago47:22

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If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter, right behind the United States and China, accounting for 8-10% of global carbon emissions. It’s a staggering problem: 30% of all food produced globally goes to waste. And for supermarkets already operating on razor-thin margins, that waste translates into billions of dollars lost …

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Gustav Peebles: Not Just Banking, Carbon Banking 29:00

7d ago29:00

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Have you ever thought about how random it seems that gold is worth, well, its weight in gold? This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio, Gustav Peebles, is an anthropologist and monetary policy expert at Stockholm University. He has not only wondered about the way human beings assign value to a particular element on the periodic table, he has pondered …

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#475 Focus, Grit, and Product-Market Fit: Lessons from Anya Cheng’s Startup Journey 50:43

8d ago50:43

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In this episode, Mehmet sits down with Anya Cheng, the founder and CEO of Taelor, a fashion-tech startup revolutionizing how busy men dress—without shopping or doing laundry. With past leadership roles at Meta, eBay, and McDonald’s, Anya brings a unique product mindset and startup resilience that shines through her journey from MVP to raising milli…

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Earth911 Podcast: REC Solar and Trinchero Family Estates Electrify Winemaking 38:18

9d ago38:18

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Energy is required at every step of the food and beverage industry supply chain, from growing grapes to bottling and delivery, making it a significant source of emissions and a prime target for climate innovation. On this episode of Earth911’s Sustainability in Your Ear, we explore how wineries and other producers are turning to clean, renewable en…

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#474 Execution Over Ideas: Andy Cwik on Building and Scaling 58:52

11d ago58:52

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Episode Overview In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, Andy Cwik—co-founder and CEO of Hubub—shares his lessons from three startups, including the painful failures and meaningful wins. From crashing his first startup to exiting a telehealth company, Andy now leads Hubub, a SaaS platform that automates client entertainment for B2B teams. He o…

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#473 AI Won’t Replace Jobs, It Will Replace Companies — Anthony Franco Breaks It Down 55:47

13d ago55:47

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In this episode of The CTO Show, serial entrepreneur and podcast host Anthony Franco joins Mehmet to unpack how AI is fundamentally reshaping how businesses operate—beyond the hype. With six exits under his belt and decades of experience launching and scaling ventures, Anthony shares what it really takes to operationalize AI in today’s organization…

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Cities Have The Climate Ambition—Now Mayors Are Rewriting Global Finance to Match 43:55

14d ago43:55

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Before becoming the youngest elected mayor in Quito’s history, Mauricio Rodas had already founded a political party, launched a think tank in Mexico City, and run for president. In 1944, when the global financial system was designed, just 29% of the world lived in cities. Today, that number has nearly doubled to 56%. Cities now account for more tha…

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Umair Irfan: It’s Getting Hot In Here 29:00

15d ago29:00

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As the summer sizzle approaches, it’s time to talk about the paradox of air conditioning: how keeping ourselves cooler functions to make the planet hotter. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak with Umair Irfan, a Climate Reporter from Vox.com, to discuss air conditioning and the promise of renewable energy. We look at how some of the planet’s ho…

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#472 Reinventing Cooling: Faizan Ahmed’s Solid-State Revolution 51:11

15d ago51:11

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In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we dive into the world of deep tech and hardware innovation with Faizan Ahmed, founder and CEO of Invensify. From solving his father’s insulin storage problem to building a patented solid-state cooling module, Faizan walks us through the journey of reinventing refrigeration and building a product-as-a-se…

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Earth911 Podcast: MUUS Climate Partners' Kavita Patel Unpacks the CleanTech Opportunity 42:56

16d ago42:56

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On today’s Sustainability In Your Ear, meet Kavita Patel, a principal at MUUS Climate Partners, as we discuss how smart investments and business support can drive environmental impact while generating returns. MUUS Climate Partners invests in early-stage climate technology companies, with a portfolio including battery recycler Nth Cycle, EV chargin…

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#471 The Future Needs Soul: Mona Bavar on Human-Centered AI and Branding 44:52

18d ago44:52

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In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we dive into the intersection of technology, creativity, and brand authenticity with Mona Bavar — founder of DLISH and BlueApples.ai. From a childhood shaped by cultural resilience to building borderless brands rooted in storytelling, Mona shares why the future of innovation needs more than algorithms — …

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#470 Solving Your Own Problem at Scale: Rahul Swaminathan’s Journey with Desertcart 44:30

20d ago44:30

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What happens when a developer in Dubai decides to solve his own problem—and ends up building a 300M SKU e-commerce engine? In this episode, I speak with Rahul Swaminathan, the founder of Desertcart, one of the region’s most iconic tech-native e-commerce platforms. We dive deep into Rahul’s 11-year journey: from building Desertcart with Ruby on Rail…

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Beyond the Tap: Sustainability and Safe Water with Cydian Kauffman 35:24

21d ago35:24

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In this episode, we have Cydian Kauffman, CEO of Pure Water Northwest, to explore the intersection of clean water, climate change, and community resilience. Cydian shares the story behind his company’s mission to provide accessible, science-backed water filtration solutions across the Pacific Northwest. We talked about the challenges of water conta…

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Trove Turns Recommerce into a Profit Driver for Patagonia, Levi’s and On 45:34

21d ago45:34

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Circularity isn’t just about keeping t-shirts and jeans out of landfills. Done right, it’s a growth engine for brands. That’s exactly what Trove is building: the recommerce technology that drives margins, attracts new customers, and streamlines operations. As the resale platform behind Patagonia, Levi’s, Brooks, Arc'teryx, Carhartt, and Canada Goos…

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Muralist/Cartoonist Sirron Norris 29:00

22d ago29:00

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The list of things for which San Francisco is famous include iconic bridges, world-class Pride celebrations, excellent food, and murals. The streets of San Francisco are a veritable outdoor gallery with classics from Diego Rivera, artistic achievements lining modest alleys like Balmy and Albion, and dozens of works by today’s guest on Sea Change Ra…

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#469 From SDRs to AI Agents: Frank Sondors on Redefining Outbound Sales 48:29

22d ago48:29

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In this episode, I sit down with Frank Sondors, founder of Salesforge, to explore how AI is reshaping outbound sales, why traditional sales hiring models are broken, and how modular tools are empowering leaner, more efficient GTM motions. Frank shares his journey from Google to launching a multi-product startup that hit $3M ARR in just 12 months—wi…

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Earth911 Podcast: Cool Earth's Hannah Peck Collaborates With Indigenous Communities To Preserve The Planet's Remaining Rainforests 34:22

23d ago34:22

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On today's Sustainability In Your Ear episode, discover a transformative approach to rainforest conservation with Dr. Hannah Peck, Deputy Director and Policy Lead at Cool Earth. She brings a decade of experience in the rainforests of Peru and Papua New Guinea with Cool Earth's innovative strategies that prioritize direct support over traditional ca…

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#468 Scaling Smarter: Tyler Dunagin on Building 7-Figure Service Businesses with Purpose 54:28

25d ago54:28

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In this episode, Mehmet is joined by Tyler Dunagin, Founder & CEO of Turnserv, a platform powering multiple tech-enabled service brands in the multifamily housing sector. Tyler has scaled five brands to 7-figure revenue, secured private equity backing, and earned a spot on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing U.S. companies. From building within ar…

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#467 From Engineer to Entrepreneur: Tom Basey on Reinventing Career Paths Through Insurance & Impact 45:52

27d ago45:52

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In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we sit down with Tom Basey, a former engineer and project manager turned entrepreneur, to unpack what it really takes to pivot from corporate life to a lean, scalable business in an unexpected space—insurance. Tom shares lessons from 30+ years in tech and telecom, why he believes insurance is a smart ent…

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The Mayor Who Cut Carbon, Cut Bills, and Cut a Billion-Pound Deal 46:24

27d ago46:24

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As mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees helped launch a billion-pound public-private partnership to decarbonize his city, one of the most ambitious deals of its kind anywhere in the world. This wasn’t just about climate targets. It was about results: cutting emissions, cutting energy bills, creating jobs, and improving housing — all while building a long-…

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Talking Truths And Fictions With Steve Almond, Pt. 2 29:00

29d ago29:00

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This week on Sea Change Radio, the second half of our discussion with author Steve Almond. In this episode, we delve further into how to navigate the choppy seas in a new age of political uncertainty and social unrest and chat about a couple of areas of pop culture near and dear to Almond, namely – candy and rock music. Then, we hear a bit from our…

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Rohan Puri of Stable on Making EV Charging Profitable with Smart Sites and Dynamic Pricing 47:14

29d ago47:14

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Summary If you care about the future of EV charging — whether you're deploying stations, investing in infrastructure, or just want a smoother road trip experience — this episode is a must-watch. Rohan Puri, CEO of Stable, breaks down why most charging sites underperform, how data-driven decisions can dramatically improve ROI, and what it takes to b…

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#466 What Founders Miss Most: Moataz Mukhaimer on Strategy, Pricing, and Funding Readiness 1:04:24

29d ago1:04:24

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In this episode, Mehmet sits down with strategy and finance advisor Moataz Mukhaimer, joining from Jordan, to unpack the most overlooked blind spots in early-stage startups. From pricing pitfalls to financial illiteracy, Moataz reveals the top three areas founders consistently ignore—and why getting these right can be the difference between scaling…

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Earth911 Podcast: Measuring Regeneration—Douglas Gayeton's Ecological Benefits Framework Update 1:00:27

1M ago1:00:27

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On this inspiring episode of Sustainability In Your Ear, we reconnect with storyteller, systems thinker, and regenerative agriculture pioneer Douglas Gayeton to explore the latest developments in the Ecological Benefits Framework (EBF)—a potentially game-changing tool designed to redefine how we value nature. First introduced during an Earth911 pod…

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#465 Building Startups That Outlive You: Steve Endacott on AI, Legacy, and Bold Innovation 49:20

1M ago49:20

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In this bold and thought-provoking episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, UK-based serial entrepreneur and investor Steve Endacott joins the show to discuss the intersection of AI, entrepreneurship, and legacy. From backing disruptive startups to launching Neural Voice, a conversational AI platform for the travel industry, and Life’s Echo, a digital …

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Charging 2.0: How Data, Reliability, and Retail Giants Are Reshaping the EV Charging Experience with Loren McDonald & Bill Ferro of Paren 1:17:21

1M ago1:17:21

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Summary If you want to understand where EV charging is really headed—and why the next wave of growth will be driven by data, reliability, and retail giants like Walmart—this is the episode you can’t afford to miss. Loren McDonald and Bill Ferro of Paren break down what they call “Charging 2.0”—a pivotal shift where charging infrastructure is no lon…

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#464 The Resume is Dead: Garrett Rice & Philippe Cailloux on Reinventing Job Hunting with AI 1:30:49

1M ago1:30:49

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In this episode, I’m joined by two tech veterans, Garrett Rice (former Apple) and Philippe Cailloux (former Head of Product Design at Adobe), co-founders of Callings.ai—a platform that’s rethinking how we search for jobs in the AI era. We dive into how the traditional job-hunting process is broken, what’s wrong with the resume as we know it, and ho…

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The Future of Sustainable Mining with Don Weatherbee 31:14

1M ago31:14

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In today’s insightful episode, we discussed about urban mining with Don Weatherbee, CEO of Regenx Tech Corp, a company that's changing the way we recover precious metals like platinum and palladium. Instead of traditional mining, Regenx uses a cleaner, greener process that recovers 95% of these metals with less water and fewer emissions. Don has ov…

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Rare Earths, Recycled: Cyclic Materials Cuts Into China's 90% Head Start 44:18

1M ago44:18

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Rare earth magnets power the modern world and the clean energy transition. They’re inside every electric vehicle motor, wind turbine, MRI machine, and computer hard drive in a data center. But the world throws most of them away. Less than 1% are ever recycled. And today, China controls nearly 90% of the global supply. That’s the crisis Cyclic Mater…

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Talking Truths And Fictions With Steve Almond, Pt. 1 29:00

1M ago29:00

29:00

This week on Sea Change Radio, the first half of our two-part conversation with author Steve Almond – an astute observer of politics, pop culture, and all things American. In this wide-ranging discussion, we talk about Almond’s latest novel which reveals some of the horrors that immigrants to this country face far too often, look at the painful rea…

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#463 From Corporate to Startup: How DXwand is Driving AI-Powered Business Growth from MENA to the World 52:32

1M ago52:32

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In this inspiring episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, I sit down with Ahmed Mahmoud (Founder & CEO) and Ahmed Elshahawy (CTO) of DXwand, a MENA-born AI startup reshaping how businesses unlock growth with generative AI, knowledge mining, and document intelligence. The conversation takes you through their courageous leap from successful corporate ca…

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Earth911 Podcast: The Green Amendments Movement Accelerates As Federal Protections Fall 40:51

1M ago40:51

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As federal environmental protections face weakening, a grassroots movement is gaining strength across the U.S., focusing on environmental rights rather than policy adjustments. Maya van Rossum, environmental attorney and founder of the Green Amendments For The Generations movement, returns to Sustainability in Your Ear to discuss that states' respo…

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#462 Framed by the Algorithm: Tim O’Hearn on the Dark Psychology of Social Media 52:30

1M ago52:30

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What happens when the very platforms meant to connect us instead manipulate us? In this eye-opening conversation, Tim O’Hearn — former black-hat growth engineer, bestselling author of Framed: A Villain’s Perspective on Social Media — joins Mehmet to expose the hidden mechanisms behind social media addiction, fake engagement, and the dark psychology…

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Optimizing EV Charging for a Smarter Grid: How WeaveGrid Connects Drivers, Utilities, and Clean Energy with Kendall Cody 50:48

1M ago50:48

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Summary If you're curious about how electric vehicles can play a bigger role in stabilizing our power grid—and how drivers can actually get paid to charge smarter—this episode of Grid Connections is a must-listen. We sit down with Kendall Cody, Director of Marketing and Communications at WeaveGrid, to explore how their intelligent software is helpi…

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#461 Investing in the Future of Healthcare: Cameron Sabet on AI, Space, and the VC Edge in MedTech 43:55

1M ago43:55

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In this episode of The CTO Show with Mehmet, we dive into the unique intersection of venture capital, healthcare innovation, and frontier tech with Cameron Sabet, a Georgetown medical student and Principal at Multifaceted Capital. Cameron shares his unconventional path from academia to venture capital, and how he evaluates startups through both a c…

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3x the Grid: Siemens Energy and the Race to Rewire the Future 34:35

1M ago34:35

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It took over a century to build today’s power grid. Now we need to triple its capacity by 2050. Why? Because demand is surging, and a net-zero future depends on a bigger, smarter, and cleaner grid. Electrification is transforming how we power transportation, buildings, industry, and data. Renewables are decentralized and intermittent. And the curre…

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Endolith CEO Liz Dennett: Mining Microbes 29:00

1M ago29:00

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As with oil and gas, the extraction of minerals and metals from the earth has been a “necessary evil” in the industrialization of humankind. The environmental destruction and human rights abuses of the mining industry are well-documented. This week’s guest on Sea Change Radio runs a company that partners with mining corporations to make the mining …

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