Watt It Takes: The Origin Story of Greentech Media
Energy Gang
Wood Mackenzie
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2018
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
We spend most of our time talking about other companies. For our first podcast of the year, we're turning the tables and reflecting on GTM.
In this edition of Watt It Takes, Powerhouse CEO Emily Kirsch interviews GTM Co-Founder Scott Clavenna about the origins of our company, the challenges of being a startup in the cleantech world, and our recent acquisition by Wood Mackenzie.
Watt It Takes is a live interview series produced by Powerhouse in partnership with GTM. The conversation was recorded live in Oakland, California.
As we prepare for the onslaught of news in 2018, this interview will give you more insight into how we operate as a company.
The podcast is also brought to you by CPower Energy Management. Find out more about CPower's demand-side energy management solutions.
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| 0:00.0 | The Energy Gang is brought to you by Sea Power Energy Management. |
| 0:05.0 | Sea Power provides custom demand-side energy management solutions that help keep you green and earn revenue in the process. |
| 0:11.0 | Sea Power is a leading national provider of demand response curtailment programs. |
| 0:16.0 | And if you think about it, the greenest energy is probably the energy you don't use. |
| 0:21.0 | C-power also offers integrated solutions like storage plus demand response and other tools |
| 0:25.8 | to help you achieve your green energy goals and monetize your energy assets. |
| 0:30.1 | C-Power is here to help you. To help you save on energy costs, earn revenue through energy |
| 0:35.4 | curtailment, enhance your sustainability efforts, and contribute to a balanced, reliable grid. |
| 0:41.1 | Find out more about Seapower's demand side energy management solutions at |
| 0:45.3 | Seepower Energy Management.com. |
| 0:48.7 | Happy New Year folks, Stephen here feeling fresh and hopefully ready for whatever comes at us in 2018. |
| 0:59.0 | We are starting the podcasting year on a positive note. |
| 1:02.0 | We've got a new edition of What It Takes, an interview series with founders and CEOs produced by Powerhouse in partnership with us at GTM. |
| 1:10.0 | And this is a very special one for me because it features our GTM co-founder and chairman, Scott Clevena, who talks about how he built the business. |
| 1:18.0 | We spend most of our time on this podcast talking about other people's energy companies, |
| 1:22.0 | and for our first episode of the year |
| 1:24.1 | we're turning the tables to give you a peek at our operations and history here at |
| 1:28.3 | GTM. Scott opens up and talks about how our model works, how he originally envisioned the company, the times |
| 1:36.1 | when money was tight, challenges and hiring, and gives some more insight into our recent |
| 1:41.0 | acquisition by Wood Mackenzie. |
| 1:42.8 | In the five years since I've been at GTM, Scott Klobena has been a dear friend, mentor, |
| 1:48.6 | and close collaborator. |
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