On our fifth episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Chris Kluesener from Matcha Electric.

0:10: Introduction

2:27: Tell us more about Matcha. What’s the problem space you’ve identified and how is the solution you’re building addressing that?

3:50: How does it differ in terms of problem to public charging infrastructure and why do public chargers not adequately address that issue?

4:33: So taking it back to the beginning, this is the third business you’ve founded right? Talk us through the journey

7:12: How different was the space back then compared to today in terms of attitudes, acceptance, urgency compared to then?

11:53: Talk me through when the decision point came. When did you know the time was right to go for it?

14:50: What does that next step look like? How do you get started creating the physical product?

20:30: What’s the usability from and landlord and tenant perspective? Do they go through an app?

23:38: A year into this year, where are you at today?

24:55: Is it still just yourself and John at the moment or have you got a team around you?

25:58: So, 2024, what’s that all about for you?

27:23: How are you feeling about the regulatory and political environment next year and how are changes on that front are changes on that front either operating in your favour or against you at this point?

30:07: What community / people-based resource have you found to be the most impactful for your journey so far?

31:10: What media-based resource have you found to be the most impactful for your journey so far?

32:42: Do you have any productivity tips to manage your workload or work-life balance?

34:10: Conclusion

Video versions of these episodes are available here.

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