On our first episode of Building a Better Future:Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Garrett Boudinot from Vycarb.

0:15: Introduction 

2:00: What is the problem that you’re solving with Vicarb? 

4:05: Is there anyone else doing this? 

5:22 You’ve got quite a unique gap in this market though right? 

6:50: Take me back to the beginning. Where did this passion come from? 

09:56: What about the entrepreneurial side? When did you think about moving forward and coming up with a solution to the problem? 

13:28: Did Vycarb exist as a business prior to or was it born within Activate? 

15:17 How long was the Activate program for? 

15:40: How has the last year been? How challenging was it and what were the major roadblocks? 

19:50: You’re based out of NewLab in Brooklyn right? Is that linked to Activate? 

21:09: Talk to us about your pilots? 

24:35: What does the next 12 months have in store for you? 

28:10: How have you found the wider market this year? 

30:55: How hopeful do you feel for the future of the sector more broadly? 

32:50: Is there anything that could help you in some way? What would be your big ask for what could drive you forward this year? 

35:08: What community / people-based resource have you found to be the most impactful for your journey so far? 

35:38: What media-based resource have you found to be the most impactful for your journey so far? 

36:36: Do you have any productivity tips to manage your workload or work-life balance? 

37:28: Conclusion 

Video versions of these episodes are available here.

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