#125 Revolutionizing Heating and Cooling with Smart Radiators, Facing Rejection, & Building Hardware like Software w/ Marshall Cox (Kelvin)

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In this episode, Somil Aggarwal (@somilagg) interviews Marshall Cox about his journey into being a climate tech founder, the impact of getting a Ph.D. on his journey, how he faced rejection, and how to build hardware like software.
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Key Topics:

• 6:00 Impact of PhD on Entrepreneurship
• 8:32 Radiators vs. smart radiators
• 13:59 Balancing impact vs. bottom-line
• 15:30 Fundraising History
• 18:27 Facing rejection
• 27:06 New vision for Kelvin & hurdles for implementation
• 38:56 Expanding into new hardware products
• 43:13 How to make building in hardware like building in software
• 44:59 Advice for founders

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Links:

• Connect with Marshall: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marshallcox79/
• Kelvin: https://kel.vin
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• HMU on Twitter: @Somil_Agg

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챕터

1. #125 Revolutionizing Heating and Cooling with Smart Radiators, Facing Rejection, & Building Hardware like Software w/ Marshall Cox (Kelvin) (00:00:00)

2. Intro & having a scientific background as a founder (00:01:30)

3. Impact of PhD on entrepreneurship (00:06:00)

4. Radiators vs. smart radiators (00:08:32)

5. Market barriers (00:12:28)

6. Balancing impact vs. bottom-line (00:13:59)

7. Fundraising history (00:15:30)

8. Facing rejection (00:18:27)

9. New vision for Kelvin & hurdles for implementation (00:27:06)

10. Expanding into new hardware products (00:38:56)

11. Making building in hardware like building in software (00:43:13)

12. Advice for founders (00:44:59)

13. Thoughts on NY climate week (00:49:30)