Ep. 190 Pooya Kabiri, Chief Executive Officer at METIS Power Inc. | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

https://www.dcsmi.com/briefing Subscribe to the Data Center GTM BriefingIn episode 190 of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast, Joshua Feinberg talks with Pooya Kabiri, CEO of METIS Power, about how AI-driven rack densities are reshaping data center power strategy. Learn why behind-the-meter generation and natural gas are becoming go-to options, plus how microgrid + storage architectures meet millisecond AI load swings. Find out about the regional air-permitting limits that change project design, practical buyer-education tactics (including the 250 tons/year threshold), go-to-market lessons on staying focused, and why METIS built in-house proposal tools to speed deals and delivery ⚡️🔋📈🌍.  Ep. 190 Pooya Kabiri, Chief Executive Officer of METIS Power | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast0:00 Coming up In this episode of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast1:00 Introducing Pooya Kabiri, Chief Executive Officer at METIS Power1:55 METIS Power | Behind-the-Meter (BTM) Generation, Advanced Microgrids, and Energy Management Systems (EMS)4:14 Reaching and Engaging Qualified Data Center Decision-Makers for Behind-the-Meter (BTM) Generation10:03 How to Educate Behind-the-Meter Generation Data Center Buyers Before They Engage With Sales13:56 Air Permitting Regional Differences and EPA Zones with Behind-the-Meter Data Center Power Generation 16:21 The Data Center GTM Lesson That Took the Longest to Learn18:43 Subscribe to the Data Center GTM Briefing19:41 A Data Center GTM Strategy Everyone Still Talks About That Isn't Working (EPC vs. Power Expertise)22:48 Why Technical Power Generation Content Often Fails to Generate Revenue27:29 What Data Center Power Generation Sales Teams Consistently Misunderstand About Buyers31:42 True Economic Buyer in Data Center Behind-the-Meter or Microgrid Power Generation Deals34:25 Something METIS Power Outsourced That Didn’t Work as Expected38:30 The Future of Growing a Specialized Data Center Power Generation and Distribution Business43:10 Pooya Kabiri (Connect with on LinkedIn) and METIS Power (Follow on LinkedIn and Website)44:44 Subscribe to the Data Center GTM Briefing#aiinfrastructure #airenergy #behindthemeter #cloudservices #cogen #colocation #criticalfacilities #datacenter #datacentergtm #datacenterindustry #datacentermarketing #datacentersales #datacentersolutions #datacentersustainability #dcsmi #digitalinfrastructure #edge #energyefficiency #energyplanning #energystorage #hyperscale #metispower #microgrid #missioncritical #naturalgas #powergeneration #powerinfrastructure #rackdensity #regulatorycompliance #salesenablement #utilities