Today in First Time Founders, Ed speaks with Mateo Jaramillo, Co-Founder and CEO of Form Energy, an energy storage and manufacturing company. They discuss how his experience at divinity school led him to start the company, his experience working at Tesla in 2009, and why innovation in energy storage is so imperative to help save the planet.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Ask Prof G: Can you explain what will happen to our energy demands in the future?
01:06 - Welcome to First Time Founders
02:21 - What is "The Grid"?
04:29 - What is energy storage, and how does it involve the grid?
09:07 - How is the iron-air battery better than the lithium-ion battery?
15:28 - Are iron-air batteries in high demand?
18:32 - Will energy consumption ever plateau?
20:38 - Where did you come from, and how did you end up where you are?
24:28 - How does it feel to skyrocket a company?
26:54 - Why did you create your own company?
29:53 - Why did you decide to merge with a competitor?
32:54 - Who do you look up to?
35:45 - What does "people will perish for lack of vision" mean?
37:26 - How could the threat of climate change affect Form Energy?
39:59 - How would you explain climate change and its current state to the average person?
42:31 - What is a piece of advice you would give your younger self?
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