Navigating the Obstacles and Opportunities in Cleantech Innovation

VentureWell recently spoke with Professor Deborah Stine about ways faculty and entrepreneurial support organizations can prepare early-stage innovators for the energy entrepreneurship opportunities and obstacles ahead. Deborah Stine is Carnegie Mellon University Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation's Associate Director for Policy Outreach and Director of the Center for Cleantech Entrepreneurial Excellence (C2E2). Three key lessons for new energy innovators were raised from this interview: 

• Encourage Students to Investigate Regulatory Variables
• Prepare Students for the Resource-Intensive Realities of Their Energy Entrepreneurship Journey
• Push Students to Engage with Industry Sooner Rather than Later 

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