by Michael Grossman | Jan 14, 2019 | Cleantech, Personal Stories
I confess: I’m not generally a cow kisser, but this is no normal cow. Last week, while directing a client photo shoot, I had the opportunity to dispense clean water from their membrane system. That, in and of itself, isn’t that big of a deal. Municipal...
by admin | Jan 11, 2019 | Cleantech
Former Element 8 Angels Board Chair, Bill Lemon, steps in for me today to offer some thoughts on the cleantech investing landscape. Looking back on ten years as a cleantech angel investor, I carry with me ten truths (or opinions, if you must). 1. Investing in...
by Michael Grossman | Jan 3, 2019 | Cleantech, Climate Change
I had an aunt who was an astute art collector. One of the pieces that hung on her foyer wall was a crushed Chicago Cubs paper cup from Wrigley Field that had been smashed and mounted on to a piece of wood painted in Cubs blue. It stuck out not only because her...
by Michael Grossman | Dec 19, 2018 | Cleantech, Startups
One Region/Two Realities It sounds like a juxtaposed Chinese proverb put out by the Communist Party, but interacting with startups in the cleantech sector over the last week left me feeling like the Columbia isn’t just a river separating the two most...
by Michael Grossman | Nov 9, 2018 | Cleantech, Marketing Tactics
7 Questions To Answer I get to sit in on quite a few early-stage cleantech investor pitches, which means I get to learn three things: The American spirit of entrepreneurialism and creative genius are still alive and well; There are no shortage of ideas to solve...
by Michael Grossman | Nov 2, 2018 | Cleantech, Elections/Public Policy
We’ve seen a cage match between the old guard and the new kids on the block in the energy sector this election. Monopolies almost never like ideas the harm their bottom line, which is why they so rarely play well in the sandbox with the new kids. One...
