Recently, Keyframe Partner Ben Birnbaum joined James Dice on his podcast “Nexus.”
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Below, the show notes and highlights are re-printed. The original post can be found here.
#054: Ben Birnbaum on why solving climate means solving controls
“So that's how we got here... we were focused on enabling this massive energy retrofit opportunity or enabling people to implement this zero costs down energy savings. But then I realized there's no point if buildings don't have the infrastructure in place for that.”
—Ben Birnbaum
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Episode 54 is a conversation with Ben Birnbaum, Partner at Keyframe Capital.
Summary
This is a fascinating look inside the mind of a technology investor who has invested in several past Nexus Podcast guests, including PassiveLogic, Aquicore, and Buildings IOT.
We talked about what brought Ben into the building technology space, why he's here to stay, even though he's learned about all the barriers and what it takes to succeed as a founder in our space.
Without further ado, please enjoy Nexus Podcast Episode 54.
Mentions and Links
Keyframe Capital (0:56)
PassiveLogic (1:06)
Aquicore (1:07)
Buildings IOT (1:08)
MV Transportation (3:59)
Rivian Automotive (11:18)
TeraWatt Infrastructure (21:56)
Wunder Capital (25:55)
Aquicore (32:15)
Turntide (32:38)
Data Interoperability (33:56)
You can find Ben Birnbaum on LinkedIn.
Enjoy!
Thoughts, comments, reactions? Let us know in the comments.
Highlights
Why Ben is a superconnector (14:27)
Ben's 3 "Holy Grails" or massive opportunities: Project/Asset Financing, No CapEx Solutions, and Fixing Controls (26:24)
Why now is the time for this industry to transform (43:24)
Ben's advice to startups in our space (52:18)
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