The honest journey of taking on a trillion-dollar market with Joe McDonald (tem) and Adam Chirkowski (Albion VC)
About this episode
The episode features Joe McDonald and Adam Chirkowski discussing the journey of building a fast-growing energy company in Europe.
In this 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by Joe McDonald, Co-Founder and CEO of tem., and Adam Chirkowski, Partner at Albion VC, to hear the unfiltered story of building one of Europe's fastest-growing energy companies and what it really takes to back, build and scale a mission-driven startup.
People in this episode
Host: James Mitra
Guests: Joe McDonald, Adam Chirkowski
Topics covered
- energy companies
- startup growth
- mission-driven startups
- entrepreneurship
- venture capital
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: tem, Albion VC
Places: Europe
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