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The Utility Industry's Secret Weapon with Chris Bernkopf of Podero
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Chris Bernkopf is the founder of Podero, a tech company that helps utilities balance power loads by controlling distributed energy resources like heat pumps, batteries, and EVs. Fresh off a major fundraising round, he's building his remote-first team to expand across Europe while delivering 25% energy savings to customers.
In this episode we talked about:
๐ How Podero's software enables utilities to aggregate and trade power from customer-owned devices on energy markets
๐ How growing up watching the same YouTube videos creates a global tribe of like-minded founders
๐ฏ The value of focused mentorship through programs like Y Combinator in developing founder mindset
๐ฐ Why closing a funding round is just the beginning - it's "registering for the marathon, not finishing it"
๐๏ธ Building a remote-first company culture with quarterly offsites, virtual coffee chats, and camera-on meetings
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Chapters
1. The Utility Industry's Secret Weapon with Chris Bernkopf of Podero (00:00:00)
2. Podero (00:00:01)
3. Power Markets and AI Impact (00:04:12)
4. Global Startup Communities and Future Plans (00:16:21)
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