⭐ #108: From $0 to $125M and 450 investors for climate in 2 years
1 minute read: Climate, startups, productivity, leadership
Good morning, folks.
In today’s 1-minute read, we’ll cover these 4 nuggets below — as delightful as that one friend who’s always happy and smiling, but not in an annoying way.
Impact Startups & Climate Investment
#1 — 🚀 450 climate and impact startups look for funding
#2 — 💵 From $0 to $125M and 450 investors for climate in 2 years
Productivity & Leadership
#3 — 🥃 Satisfaction vs. maximization
#4 — 🎯 Outcome over ego
Onward and upward,
Chris
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#1 — 🚀 450 climate and impact startups look for funding.
If you’re feeling nihilistic, consider the recent explosion of new companies to tackle our toughest environmental problems.
Here are 100s of startups to remind us that we’re not going to die from planetary collapse tomorrow. 😅
It also might serve as an investment pipeline for the $250B+ in dry powder waiting to invest in climate tech.
(And how much longer will it wait to invest? Startup valuations are already down 14-59% for Seed through Series D, respectively, in the last twelve months.)
Thanks to my friends at Startup Basecamp for this AirTable list.
#2 — 💵 From $0 to $125M and 450 investors for climate in 2 years.
Come have a listen to one of the most popular podcasts I’ve done so far (129 and counting).
My guest was my friend Jacqueline van den Ende, Co-founder & CEO at Carbon Equity, a fintech platform that seeks to power the world's most impactful climate technology solutions with retail capital.
#3 — 🥃 Satisfaction vs. maximization.
Are you a “Satisficer” or “Maximizer”?
U.S. Nobel Prize-winning economist Herbert A. Simon coined the former by combining “satisfying” with “sufficing.”
Research shows that the Satisficers are happier, despite not making the “perfect” decision all the time.
Which are you?
I’m trying to become a reformed Maximizer. It’s been a slow process.
#4 — 🎯 Outcome over ego.
The next time you’re stuck in a tough negotiation or metaphorical pissing match, which will you choose?
That’s all, y’all.
Make it a great week, because it’s usually a choice.
Cheers,
Chris
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