#134 How Climatize is Democratizing Clean Energy Investing, Building an MVP in Highly Regulated Markets, & More w/ Will Wiseman (Climatize)

🌎 Today's episode is the first of our new founder show format, where we are keeping it a bit shorter and focusing on what they are doing rather than too many of the broader trends. Our guinea pig is Will Wiseman, Founder & CEO of Climatize. A revolutionary platform that is empowering community solar projects to scale effectively by getting them financed where PE is not doing the deals due to smaller sizes. Main Takeaways: (read the full version on Substack) Make it easy to use.Calculate the ROI of your fundraising process for a morale boost.Hire "ready" talent early on.Co-founders SHOULD think differently.---🌎 If you'd like to see the full PodLetter, go to our substack to see all the written content that supplements the audio interview.  ---Topics:2:26 His Career Journey6:42 How He Looks at Impact Work 8:04 FInTech Founding as an Engineer13:13 Why PE Isn't Filling the Need16:40 How they "Pitch" to Consumers20:12 Hiring & Talent 26:08 Building the Product28:26 Advice to Founders32:29 Future Challenges34:59 On Making it "Real" to Climate Deniers Links:Connect with Will Climatize.Earth For all your Climate, Renewables, and Sustainability recruitment needs, check out our sponsor NextWave Partners. This podcast is NOT investment advice. Do your homework and due diligence before investing in anything discussed on this podcast. Connect with Somil | Connect with SilasSupport the showIf you're gonna change the world, you're gonna need a world-class team. Partner with ErthTech Talent to help you do that, for less.70+ Placements5+ Years (exclusively in CleanTech)The Lowest Fees in the Market (12-15% of first-year salary)90-day placement guaranteeIt's really hard to say no to that. Wait?! -- The best service is also the cheapest? Seems too good to be true, but it's the entire reason we started this company. We believe that Climate entrepreneurs are doing important work, and there should be a firm to help them find the best talent, without it breaking the bank. Reach out today for a free assessment of your hiring process. [email protected]