family office investing

Discussion Points

• (0:30) What is product-go-to-market fit?
• (3:00) Why isn't Climate Tech just Cleantech 2.0?
• (8:00) How do you source good deals efficiently?
• (17:00) Who else supports Climate Tech?
• (23:31) What lessons did you learn from your first successful investment that are still relevant today?
   

References

• Baruch Future Ventures
• Jason Holt
• Tom Baruch
• Geltor
• Cyclotron Road
• MIT Engine
• Breakthrough Energy Ventures
• New Energy Nexus
• Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
• US Department of Energy
• National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (ICORPS)
• M34 Capital
• Maxygen
• Frances H. Arnold Group at Caltech
• Kauffman Foundation

Topics

• Investment Diligence
• Hard Tech
• Tough Tech
• Carbon Tech
• Decarbonization
• Technology commercialization
• Cleantech
• Synthetic Biology
• Product Market Fit
• Electrification
• Sustainable Protiens
• Pivots
• Climate Catastrophe
• Wildfires
• Climate Change
• Hope
• Solar and Wind Energy
• Geothermal

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In the third episode we take a look at the governance and operational organisation of a family office. The family has to decide who is the owner, shareholder and final decision-maker. In most cases, it pays off to set up an Investment Council. And selecting the family officer is just as important, as they act as the contact person and trusted partner, and run the family office. The family officer usually specialises in certain asset classes and must understand their scope of action. The family and the family officer need to exchange views regularly and clarify how the costs are passed on to the users of the family office.