Cleantech 2.0 [Entire Talk]
Innovation
What if saving the planet and generating significant financial returns weren’t mutually exclusive?
Duration
54:01
Part of Series
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders
Season
Season 17
Episode
14
Alongside his wife Crystal, Chris Sacca built Lowercase Capital into an extraordinarily successful VC firm, leveraging very early-stage investments in transformational technology companies like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, and Stripe. He retired in 2017, but came out of retirement to head up the science and investing team at Lowercarbon Capital, which is pursuing ambitious solutions to the climate crisis through innovation in energy, building materials, transportation, food, industrial chemicals, reforestation, and more. In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Sacca discusses how he found such success in early-stage investing, and explains why he thinks we’re entering a golden age of tech-driven climate solutions.
Video clips from: Cleantech 2.0 [Entire Talk]
- 7:08What if we’re on the verge of a cleantech goldrush?
- 2:17Successful startup founders are often set apart by their total conviction.
- 54:01What if saving the planet and generating significant financial returns weren’t mutually exclusive?
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