Thanks for tuning into The Zenergy Podcast! Today, Karan Takhar sits down with Kristin Barbato, Co-Founder and President of Dynamo Energy Hub. They discuss the launching of Dynamo Energy Hub, how it survived the pandemic, what the company does and how they do it, and how this has evolved over time. They talk about the scale of the company, their business model, the Dynamo Deal Flow program, the various events they put on, and how to get in touch if you’re an entrepreneur or investor. Kristin gives guidance to early-stage entrepreneurs and shares the most surprising deal she’s seen come out of a Dynamo Energy Hub event. She also gives her perspective on where she expects the clean energy industry to go over the next few years and shares her thoughts on the role utilities will play in the energy transition. Karan and Kristin then play a fun lighting round to cap off the episode, and Kristin discloses the one word she would use to describe the future of energy.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Welcome
2:15 - Jiu Jitsu
5:40 - Guidance to entrepreneurs
7:15 - What Kristin wished she had known 6 years ago
8:50 - Dynamo’s covid story
13:20 - What has Dynamo done
15:40 - The scale of Dynamo today - latest statistics
18:15 - How Dynamo has evolved over time
21:00 - Companies that have developed out of Dynamo events
22:05 - Tactics to make the most out of the Dynamo experience
24:00 - The Dynamo business mode
25:00 - How Kristin got the funding to start Dynamo
25:45 - Where does Kristin expect the industry to go in the future?
31:25 - Clean energy technologies
35:30 - The role of utilities in the energy transition
40:05 - Advice for entrepreneurs who want to partner with utilities
42:50 - Lightning round
Credits:
Editing: Desta Wondirad, Wondir Studios
