# The Climate Hardware Playbook: Strategies for Founders and Investors with Christian zu Jeddeloh and Sophia Escheu

- Show: [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- Published: 2024-09-26
- Length: 50m
- Episode: 62
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi
- Listen: https://podcasts.fame.so/e/0nj00y7n-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-christian-zu-jeddeloh-sophia-escheu

## Summary

Christian zu Jeddeloh of Norskin and Sophia Escheu of Speedinvest discuss their Climate Hardware Playbook, a guide for founders and investors developed with input from 118 investors and 142 founders. They analyze the 'chicken-and-egg' funding gap for climate hardware, the lack of commercial talent in founding teams, and the significant differences between the US and European investment landscapes. The conversation covers creative financing strategies, the importance of technoeconomic assessments, and identifies underhyped sectors like industrial process efficiency and climate adaptation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=0) Introduction and Playbook Overview
- [2:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=155) Motivation and Target Audience
- [10:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=601) Key Challenges: Chicken-and-Egg Problem
- [13:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=830) Creative Financing and Capital Stack
- [26:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=1571) Technoeconomic Assessments and Unit Economics
- [32:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=1936) Team Building and Scaling
- [34:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=2040) US vs. Europe: Policy and Capital
- [40:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=2435) Hyped vs. Underhyped Sectors
- [44:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2024-09-26-the-climate-hardware-playbook-strategies-for-founders-and-investors-with-christi#t=2676) Inspiring Examples and Final Advice

## Topics

- [Fundraising & investors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fundraising)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Norskin (company)
- Speedinvest (company)
- Planet A (company)
- Net 0 Insights (company)
- Tesla (company)
- HV Capital (company)
- Google Ventures (company)
- Again Bio (company)
- Hexafirms (company)
- Matevolution (company)
- Synapse (company)
- Climate Hardware Playbook (product)

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