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Alan left Revolut to tackle one of the biggest problems of the next 25 years: energy
In this episode, we break down how Fuse Energy scaled to $400M in revenue, raised $170M, and is rebuilding the power grid from scratch full-stack, global, and brutally efficient.
We talk energy economics, AI’s power problem, why renewables alone don’t work (yet), and what it really takes to build a trillion-dollar company.
00:00 Why energy is a trillion-dollar problem
01:54 Being the 5th employee at Revolut
04:19 Finding the right co-founder
06:56 The 25-year bet: energy & AI
09:52 Energy vs fintech regulation
12:55 Why Fuse went full-stack
13:18 Cutting power costs by 30%
15:20 What customers actually buy
16:56 $12B of energy wasted every year
18:56 Why the grid is broken
21:16 EVs, smart devices & demand control
24:55 Why 100% renewables don’t work (yet)
27:18 Nuclear: hype vs reality
29:58 Equity vs debt in energy startups
33:40 Hiring elite engineers globally
34:30 The trillion-dollar vision
Rho
Website - https://www.rho.co/
Public
Website - https://public.com/
Alan Chang
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-chang
Nichole wischoff
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholewischoff/
By Nichole WischoffAlan left Revolut to tackle one of the biggest problems of the next 25 years: energy
In this episode, we break down how Fuse Energy scaled to $400M in revenue, raised $170M, and is rebuilding the power grid from scratch full-stack, global, and brutally efficient.
We talk energy economics, AI’s power problem, why renewables alone don’t work (yet), and what it really takes to build a trillion-dollar company.
00:00 Why energy is a trillion-dollar problem
01:54 Being the 5th employee at Revolut
04:19 Finding the right co-founder
06:56 The 25-year bet: energy & AI
09:52 Energy vs fintech regulation
12:55 Why Fuse went full-stack
13:18 Cutting power costs by 30%
15:20 What customers actually buy
16:56 $12B of energy wasted every year
18:56 Why the grid is broken
21:16 EVs, smart devices & demand control
24:55 Why 100% renewables don’t work (yet)
27:18 Nuclear: hype vs reality
29:58 Equity vs debt in energy startups
33:40 Hiring elite engineers globally
34:30 The trillion-dollar vision
Rho
Website - https://www.rho.co/
Public
Website - https://public.com/
Alan Chang
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-chang
Nichole wischoff
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholewischoff/