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Lots of people do energy-related start-ups. You probably won't find a lot of them in the halls of Y-combinator or on Hacker News.

• username223 12y ago
  > Lots of people do energy-related start-ups. Can you point to some? I'd love to help them in some way. > You probably won't find a lot of them in the halls of Y-combinator or on Hacker News. Yep. This business is about 20- and 30-somethings flipping their "social pet belfie" companies for as much as they can get in the next couple of years. Most of them don't care about 10-20 years from now, much less 50-100, and will be dead by the time that sea level rise drowns most of Florida and glacier melt makes Canada unrecognizable.
  • ci5er 12y ago
    > Can you point to some? Altarock, Zeep, Achates, Biofuelbox, yada yada ... There are like ... a lot. What is your particular interest? > I'd love to help them in some way. What type of thing can you contribute? I may or may not be able to provide an intro to something you are interested in. Unfortunately, the ones where I have any direct contribution are (oddly) both stealth-ey and large-ish and off to the races already. That said, depending on what you are into, I'd be happy to put you in contact with them, if there appears to be a fit.
    • username223 12y ago
      > What type of thing can you contribute? I do statistics and HPC (C/C++/Fortran), and know some good CFD people. If that matters, let's talk off-forum. HN apparently doesn't do that, but I can set up the email if you want.
      • ci5er 12y ago
        If I understand the system correctly, you can find my email address (for now) in my profile. If you can't see it, you will need to guide me.
  • WalterGR 12y ago
    >> Lots of people do energy-related start-ups. > Can you point to some? The "Who's Hiring?" thread for April has several. Just search within the page for "energy": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9303396 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9303396