S1E36: From Engineer to Clean Tech Entrepreneur: The Journey of Building a Startup
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When Jane Melia's old gas furnace was about to die, she couldn't find a replacement solution that actually worked. So she built one herself—installed it in her own home, cut her bills by 40% and emissions by 90%.
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That personal frustration became Harvest Thermal, now a multi-million dollar clean energy startup.
From her childhood experiments with solar thermal to leading five different startups, Jane shares the green flags and red flags to look for when choosing a climate tech company. Plus, why you don't need a PhD to succeed in clean energy.
Also, her thoughts on being introverted while leading teams, raising funding, and building meaningful work.
Plus, discover the one career move that changed everything for her—even though it meant taking a pay cut and title demotion.
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