Archive - Climate Papa

#20: The other half of Stepchange’s origin story: integrating fatherhood, investing, and a values-driven life with Anay Shah

Listen here, on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts by searching for ‘Climate Papa.’

Oct 24 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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1:21:35

July 2024

#19: Unlocking home decarbonization and a side of bluegrass, with Jeff Coleman

How do we get the money from climate legislation into the hands of someone buying a heat pump or solar? Between passing legislation, like the Inflation…

Jul 26 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

1:01:49

Seattle Climate Week! Signup for events at PNW Climate Week + Bloomberg Green Festival

Next week is going to be chock full of big climate happenings in the Emerald City.

Jul 4 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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June 2024

#18: A very special Father's Day

This episode is a bit more papa and a bit less climate. Ben shares some family news and processes it with his 6-year-old and 3-year-old. They hit on…

Jun 18 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

11:07

April 2024

#17: Why we must understand the present with Nat Bullard

In 1995, a Morgan Stanley analyst named Mary Meeker released a report called The Internet Trends Report. In 2001 it became a slide deck. Each year the…

Apr 11 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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42:09

January 2024

#16 - Introducing Stepchange, our new venture fund

As the first episode of the year, I’m focusing on a bit of a personal update. Today, I'm announcing the launch of a new climate venture fund…

Jan 11 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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1:14:31

#15: Making the climate revolution irresistible with Nicole Kelner

The world of climate tech is small and something happened about two years ago. From climate newsletters to Twitter accounts and LinkedIn posts…

Jan 1 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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46:36

December 2023

Utility Data Hackathon - this Thursday!

I’m hosting a hackathon with my friends at Bayou this Thursday starting at 9:30am.

Dec 10, 2023 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

November 2023

#14: The urgency of this decade and YC's role in climate tech with David Rusenko

It was the summer of 2022 and David Rusenko had completed 15 years of a classic Silicon Valley success story. It started back in 2007 when he applied to…

Nov 15, 2023 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

54:01

October 2023

#13: Maximizing climate impact and minimizing parental jerkhood with Dimitry Gershenson

Ben sits down with fellow climate papa, Dimitry Gershenson. They head off the deep end into how to balance being a present father with being present for…

Oct 17, 2023 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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Dimitry Gershenson

1:06:40

A personal message on Israel

I wasn't sure if I should put an episode out this week. I feel like at any given moment nearly 100% of my mind and attention and definitely my emotional…

Oct 13, 2023 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

3:26

September 2023

Seattle Playdate Meetup Tomorrow 3:30pm!

Wednesday 3:30pm @ Stoup Brewing

Sep 26, 2023 •

Ben Shwab Eidelson

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