Green Hydrogen Project Development by Cleantech Veteran — Jake Susman, CEO of Ambient Fuels

My guest today is Jake Susman, Cofounder and CEO of Ambient Fuels.
Ambient Fuels is a pure-play developer of green hydrogen projects, guiding heavy industry through the great green upgrade.
In addition, he is the:

Executive Advisory Board Member at Activate Capital
Board member of Urban Resiliency Advisory Board with the Partnership Fund for New York City
Board Member at SolarKal, the largest commercial solar marketplace in the U.S.
Board President & Co-Founder at Cleantech Leaders Roundtable

In this episode, we talked about:

How Ambient Fuel was focused on green hydrogen before the Inflation Reduction Act made it super attractive to be in this sector
The kinds of sectors that Ambient helps the most – e.g., refining, chemical, and fertilizers
His prior development firm, Own Energy, and its origin as one of the earliest VC-funded renewable energy project developers, which was later purchased by EDF
The genesis of his entrepreneurial journey via “el jefe” at AES in Spain
Why timing can be so important in determining whether a deal gets done, or dies on the vine
The fact that not all investor capital is created equal and a gross analogy with fast food
Why premortem analysis exercises can help reduce future startup failure risks
His commitment to meditation 4x per week and sweating in some kind of physical activity every day
And lots more

Hope you enjoy it.
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