Dec 06 2022 74 mins
Future of sustainable, climate technology to build a better world with veteran deep tech investor Patty Wexler. Second time on the show.
https://youtu.be/EpsFPj1s1nU
About PattyInvestor in the foundational companies of a better and more sustainable future. Mother of 3. Miami-based and proud Hispanic American
Linkshttps://twitter.com/patriciawexlerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciahalfenwexlerhttps://patriciahalfenwexler.medium.com/
PODCAST INFO:The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.
LINKSYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzri06unR-lMXbl6sqWP_-QYoutube clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-B5x371AzTGgK-_q3U_KfALinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lowell-thompson-2227b074Twitter: https://twitter.com/LWThompson5Website: https://www.learningwithlowell.com/Podcast email: [email protected]
Timestamps
00:00 Start
00:50 Miami as a great climate tech hub
05:20 Locally developed vs globally
07:05 Climate affecting many cities
10:00 Finding and applying thesis (climate tech, investing, sustainability)
15:40 Decentralization trends resulting in antifragile systems
17:20 Hopeful for future
20:00 Economies of scale, diseconomy of scale
23:05 Patty Wexler love for being an investor
26:50 First child
30:20 innovating through economic down turn /recessions
33:50 Overfunded / overpaying startups
36:50 Time for people with vision
39:20 Education, self teaching, experience
41:50 Patty Wexler learning new skills and developing an understanding of new domains
51:30 Analytical investor judgment vs texas ten gallon hat handshake style investors
53:10 Patty Wexler’s value add to startups / companies
55:00 Patty Wexler’s view on happiness
57:50 Who/why Patty Wexler works so hard for a better future for (family, etc)
59:10 Patty Wexler encouraging her kids
1:00:50 Books!
1:03:00 Favorite book from this year
1:04:20 What Patty Wexler needs help learning
1:06:20 Best way to contact her
1:06:50 Saying wrong things on purpose
1:07:30 Patty Wexler writing on medium / small Every founder reference
1:08:30 Best way to keep up with her work
1:08:40 Elon at the wheel of twitter
1:09:50 Twitter guy tolling news people
1:09:20 Future change, climate tech, what we missed
1:13:20 Advice for people who don’t know what they want to do