July 29, 2019

5: James Johnston - Piclo - Leading The Flexible Energy Marketplace

23 minutes

James Johnston is CEO and cofounder of Piclo, an exciting company working to globally change the way we use energy today. James and his team have developed a way to make our energy grids more flexible and sustainable with a cutting edge energy DSO marketplace. Highlights:

Importance of understanding of the problem before working towards a solution

Applying flexibility to utilise energy in a more efficient way

How to build a team and how people form a company’s identity

The power of ‘pivoting’ towards new ideas and adapting from failure

How different investors are best suited for different stages of development

Useful links:Piclo - https://piclo.energy/

Bethnal Green Ventures - https://bethnalgreenventures.com/
Bob Metcalfe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA811EPzwLI

Time Stamp:[01:35] Who is James Johnston?[02:05] Starting with a solution rather than a problem[03:45] Applying flexibility to make effective use of energy sources[05:00] Developing a market place to buy and sell flexibility services[06:25] James’ personal journey and gaining inspiration from Bob Metcalfe[08:25] Building a team with cofounders Andy and Alice[11:00] Learning from your failures and developing new business plans[14:25] How different investors are beneficial at different stages of development[17:45] Having a global mission[19:45] Methods of tracking progress[21:10] The future for Piclo

For more information go to Green Add Venture
This episode is hosted by Jake Woodhouse - connect with Jake on Linkedinor Twitter
This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing
Designs are made by Joshua Barnes

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