For experienced operators considering the move
Moving Into Climate and Hard Tech
How to evaluate a climate or hard-tech company from the outside, before you take the risk of joining one.
Who it is for
- Engineers and leaders in aerospace, defence, automotive, semiconductors and energy
- Software and AI operators considering physical-world companies
- Anyone weighing a first move into a venture-backed hardware company
The problem it solves
Moving into climate and hard tech usually means taking a real risk on a company whose technology you cannot fully assess and whose runway you cannot see.
The people who make this move well ask a specific set of questions early. The people who regret it usually did not know what to ask.
What is inside
- 01Evaluating technical credibility when you are not a specialist in the science
- 02Assessing founder quality, and what to look for beyond the pitch
- 03Runway and milestone questions, and how to ask them without seeming distrustful
- 04Cash and equity tradeoffs against a large-company package
- 05On-site, physical-world and travel expectations that software roles do not carry
- 06The transition risks people underestimate
- 07The questions to ask before accepting
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