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#125 Revolutionizing Heating and Cooling with Smart Radiators, Facing Rejection, & Building Hardware like Software w/ Marshall Cox (Kelvin)
In this episode, Somil Aggarwal (@somilagg) interviews Marshall Cox about his journey into being a climate tech founder, the impact of getting a Ph.D. on his journey, how he faced rejection, and how to build hardware like software.
Enjoy the Episode! 🌎
📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube.
📫 Interested in written summaries and takeaways from the episode? Subscribe to the newsletter.
Want to be part of the community and engage further? Check out the Slack Channel. https://tinyurl.com/mwkn8zk5
Key Topics:
- 6:00 Impact of PhD on Entrepreneurship
- 8:32 Radiators vs. smart radiators
- 13:59 Balancing impact vs. bottom-line
- 15:30 Fundraising History
- 18:27 Facing rejection
- 27:06 New vision for Kelvin & hurdles for implementation
- 38:56 Expanding into new hardware products
- 43:13 How to make building in hardware like building in software
- 44:59 Advice for founders
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 Links:Â
- Connect with Marshall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallcox79/
- Â Kelvin: https://kel.vin
- Â Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
- Â Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn
- Â HMU on Twitter: @Somil_Agg
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You might enjoy:
- Â Most Recent Episode: #123 Driving Adoption in Hard-to-Abate Sectors, Why Not an IP Play, Fundraising for an R&D Shop, Partnering w/ Large Corporates, Hiring PhDs, & More w/ Jeff Erhardt (Mattiq)
- Â Similar Topic: From Harvard, to D.E. Shaw, to Obama Administration, to Refrigeration w/ Manik Suri (Therma)
- Â Something Totally Different: Re-En
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By Silas & Somil
4.9
2020 ratings
In this episode, Somil Aggarwal (@somilagg) interviews Marshall Cox about his journey into being a climate tech founder, the impact of getting a Ph.D. on his journey, how he faced rejection, and how to build hardware like software.
Enjoy the Episode! 🌎
📺 👀 Prefer to watch: subscribe on YouTube.
📫 Interested in written summaries and takeaways from the episode? Subscribe to the newsletter.
Want to be part of the community and engage further? Check out the Slack Channel. https://tinyurl.com/mwkn8zk5
Key Topics:
- 6:00 Impact of PhD on Entrepreneurship
- 8:32 Radiators vs. smart radiators
- 13:59 Balancing impact vs. bottom-line
- 15:30 Fundraising History
- 18:27 Facing rejection
- 27:06 New vision for Kelvin & hurdles for implementation
- 38:56 Expanding into new hardware products
- 43:13 How to make building in hardware like building in software
- 44:59 Advice for founders
 -----
 Links:Â
- Connect with Marshall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallcox79/
- Â Kelvin: https://kel.vin
- Â Check out our Sponsor, NextWave Partners: https://www.next-wavepartners.com/
- Â Follow CleanTechies on LinkedIn
- Â HMU on Twitter: @Somil_Agg
 -----
You might enjoy:
- Â Most Recent Episode: #123 Driving Adoption in Hard-to-Abate Sectors, Why Not an IP Play, Fundraising for an R&D Shop, Partnering w/ Large Corporates, Hiring PhDs, & More w/ Jeff Erhardt (Mattiq)
- Â Similar Topic: From Harvard, to D.E. Shaw, to Obama Administration, to Refrigeration w/ Manik Suri (Therma)
- Â Something Totally Different: Re-En
Support the show
If you're gonna change the world, you're gonna need a world-class team. Partner with ErthTech Talent to help you do that, for less.
- 70+ Placements
- 5+ Years (exclusively in CleanTech)
- The Lowest Fees in the Market (12-15% of first-year salary)
- 90-day placement guarantee
It's really hard to say no to that.
Wait?! -- The best service is also the cheapest? Seems too good to be true, but it's the entire reason we started this company.
We believe that Climate entrepreneurs are doing important work, and there should be a firm to help them find the best talent, without it breaking the bank.
Reach out today for a free assessment of your hiring process. [email protected]
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