Investing in Net Zero - Amos Wittenberg (E53) (Frontier #10)
Amos is Founder & CEO of Dovetail Finance - empowering the financial sector to invest in net zero by modelling the imapact of climate change on every company. 🌱
Amos' fascinating background is in financial crime journalism, before working at Peter Thiel's Palantir Technologies, teaching himself to code, and taking an eye-opening trip to America 🇺🇸
We then discuss: how he founded his startup Dovetail Finance, how he found a co-founder, how he got his first customers, his passion for climate action, the pitfalls of climate change modelling, the threat of greenwashing, the pros & cons of the ESG spectrum, the role policy plays in climate action, UK vs US mentality towards startups & funding, climate solutions for developing countries, climate as an investment opportunity, the space sector, nuclear power, the philosophy of entrepreneurship, the Theranos debacle, managing ego, advice for startup founders, and Amos' must-read books.
Dovetail Finance: https://www.dovetail.finance/
Connect with Amos here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amos-wittenberg-88838b40/
Connect with James here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bannon/
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