#96: 🌿 Solving climate change is so tasty: $3B for agrifoodtech startups.

5 bullets on climate tech, better habits, and deep work

Feb 07, 2023

Good morning, folks.

In today’s 3-minute read, we’ll cover these 5 juicy nuggets below — as satisfying as that first bump with your son after his gym workout, knowing that those skills of hard work can translate into a life of discipline and freedom.

Climate Startups & Investment

#1 — 💥 Tackling GHG emissions in these 15 non-obvious countries.
#2 — 🌿 Solving climate change is so tasty: $3B for agrifoodtech startups.
#3 — 📝 400+ free resources for entrepreneurs.

Productivity & Living the Good Life

#4 — 🦾Can you get 2x more done today with ChatGBT?
#5 — 🤫 Don’t just do something. Sit there.

Onward and upward,

Chris

#1 — 💥 If we don’t tackle GHG emissions in these 15 non-obvious countries, we’re screwed.

Tackling climate change is not just about the US, China, and the EU.

Duh, right? 🙄

But did you know of the importance of these 15 countries (below), “home to nearly one-fifth of the global population, that may drive a [GHG] emissions wave over the next two decades akin to what China produced during the last two decades.”

However, “investment is not flowing to these countries at the type or level needed to demonstrate and scale low-carbon development strategies.”

No investment. No change. No hope of hitting our climate goals. 👎

#2 — 🌿 Solving climate change is so tasty: $3B for agrifoodtech startups.

Why does food and agriculture matter when it comes to climate change?

Because these sectors produce 19–29% of total GHG emissions.

Below is a teaser from AgFunderNews on the biggest capital raises in these sectors last year. Click here to see other rest.

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// Invitation //

BRAND NEW — I’m opening up a few new spots (only five total) for CEOs, founders, and investors in climate tech who would like to engage in customized 1:1 executive coaching with me.

This might benefit you if you:

Think you’re way too busy to do executive coaching 😆
Know that what got you here won’t get you where you want to go
Want to go deeper on topics ranging from capital raising, cofounder dynamics, talent retention, productivity hacks, longevity science, meditation techniques, and more
Realize that life is too important to take it so seriously all the time
Have raised > $20M for your startup
Manage > $100M in capital
Are a serial entrepreneur

If that’s interesting, drop me a note here.

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#3 — 📝 400+ free resources for entrepreneurs.

Times are tough. Save some cash. Use free stuff. 🥳

This monster list of freebies includes legal docs, invoice templates, software, name generators, A/B testing, surveys, productivity tools, and more.

Get the list here.

These come from Ali Mese — Founder of Growth Supply, “a storytelling studio that grows some of the world’s top tech startups through content…with clients such as Google, Stripe, Hubspot, Ahrefs, IndieHackers, and Shopify.”

#4 — 🦾Can you get 2x more done today with ChatGBT?

ChatGBT’s recent accomplishments include:

Passing the medical school exam
Diagnosing medical patients by reviewing their chart
Drafting a rental lease contract specific to state laws
Passing the final MBA exam at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
Writing, refining, simplifying, or explaining software code

So, yeah, it’s kind of a big deal.

As Peter Diamandis says of AI:

“When there’s a tsunami, you want to learn to surf on it, not be crushed by it.” 🌊

Listen to his recent podcast with legendary strategy coach, Dan Sullivan.

Other sound bites include:

“[ChatGBT is similar to the historic invention of electricity, first lighting up those city block in New York City.]”
“ChatGBT will make productive people more productive, and unproductive people more unproductive.”

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#5 — 🤫 Don’t just do something. Sit there.

This contrarian quote comes from the legendary Buddhist leader and teacher of mine,* Thich Nhat Hanh.

Recent research shows that when we’re silent and not running around like caffeinated rats, our brains are often “actively connecting thoughts and experiences” based on “information from the senses and from elsewhere in the brain and link[ing] it all together, in potentially novel ways."

As Billy Oppenheimer puts it: “Doing nothing promotes creativity.”

To be clear…

I’m not advocating for sitting still all day, but I do have a hammock in my office. 🌴

Occasional periods of rest and silence might just produce the business or personal insights that we’ve been chasing. 💡

That’s all, y’all.

Make it a great week, because it’s usually a choice.

Cheers,