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What The Tech Episode 42: “Every job is a climate job” with Sophia Wennstedt of Blip Energy

Podcast: What The Tech Episode 42: “Every job is a climate job” with Sophia Wennstedt of Blip Energy

This week we welcome onto the show Sophia Wennstedt, Co-Founder & CEO of Blip Energy. At Blip,  Sophia and her team are on a mission to redefine home batteries to increase energy resilience for both individuals and communities.  By designing a product to work without typical installation constraints, Blip Energy is able to add millions of otherwise-inaccessible homes to the smart grid network. Sophia’s team is set on finding new ways to manage energy demand, while ensuring that energy stability is an option for all of us, not just folks who can afford a luxury system.  It’s a lofty mission, but Sophia and her team have the  background to make it happen, drawing on experience working as a Mechanical Engineer and later as Program Manager at iRobot, before pivoting into the energy space with work at Exelon and Tesla.  All of this is rooted in Sophia’s passion for climate justice and energy equity, which she’s demonstrated through active involvement driving STEM education outreach. It’s a field that’s rife with innovation and opportunity, and I can’t wait to pick Sophia’s brain on what’s in store for her team and the industry in the new year. https://youtu.be/M3qTP3Pb7z8
What The Tech Episode 41: “Enabling meaningful work” with Peter Monteza of MyARC

Podcast: What The Tech Episode 41: “Enabling meaningful work” with Peter Monteza of MyARC

Product evolution is a key component of achieving growth, as businesses need to respond to market needs and new technologies without hesitation to achieve scalable success. This was something that Peter Monteza learned firsthand, as he kicked off his journey as founder for MyARC by literally bringing the technology he was developing to his target customers and asking “would you pay for this” point blank. It’s this kind of early customer research and on-the-ground brand building that made MyArc the robust, tech-forward platform that they are today At MyARC, their mission is to power fitness creators to get their fans fit and make a purposeful living while doing so. They’ve done this by creating a platform that enables fitness content creators to train their fans interactively at scale, from anywhere in the world. MyARC takes care of the boring stuff—progressions, daily stats and tracking—so that trainers can focus on the important part—content, advice and motivation—for their fans and community.  It’s an exciting mission and a powerful platform that’s rooted in Peter’s own experience training as a national-level athlete.  But Peter’s drive and determination go beyond physical health, as he’s proven to be an adept entrepreneur, having taken part in accelerator and incubator programs—including being part of Techstars 2022 cohort—on his journey as a founder.  I’m excited to learn more about what his experiences in the startup world have been like to date and what’s in store for MyARC in 2024. A network of global fitness creators https://youtu.be/ORNjjnYm3Ls With My ARC, Peter Monteza and his team have been able to help fitness creators across the globe monetize their content and services and create meaningful careers out of the valuable content they share.  Peter was able to cultivate this platform by working with fitness professionals and creators firsthand to help refine a solution that benefits consumers and creators alike. https://youtu.be/IhlH3k4wWrA As Peter Monteza from MyARC explains, there are both obvious and unforeseen benefits to bringing your technical talent in house.  Not only will you have more control of the technology if you're own team is building it from scratch and understanding custom environments, but you may also be driving activities that could unlock access to non-dilutive funding (ie. R&D tax credits) that can help your team stretch innovation investments further.  Stream the full interview with Peter on Boast’s YouTube channel here. To learn more about tapping into non-dilutive funding and optimizing your R&D to achieve growth, talk to an expert from Boast today. 

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