Technology
James Johnston is CEO and cofounder of Piclo, an exciting company working to globally change the way we use energy today. James and his team have developed a way to make our energy grids more flexible and sustainable with a cutting edge energy DSO marketplace. Highlights: Importance of understanding of the problem before working towards a solution Applying flexibility to utilise energy in a more efficient way How to build a team and how people form a company’s identity The power of ‘pivoting’ towards new ideas and adapting from failure How different investors are best suited for different stages of development Useful links: Piclo - https://piclo.energy/ Bethnal Green Ventures - https://bethnalgreenventures.com/ Bob Metcalfe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA811EPzwLI Time Stamp: [01:35] Who is James Johnston? [02:05] Starting with a solution rather than a problem [03:45] Applying flexibility to make effective use of energy sources [05:00] Developing a market place to buy and sell flexibility services [06:25] James’ personal journey and gaining inspiration from Bob Metcalfe [08:25] Building a team with cofounders Andy and Alice [11:00] Learning from your failures and developing new business plans [14:25] How different investors are beneficial at different stages of development [17:45] Having a global mission [19:45] Methods of tracking progress [21:10] The future for Piclo For more information go to Green Add Venture (https://greenaddventure.com/) This episode is hosted by Jake Woodhouse - connect with Jake on Linkedin (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jakewoodhouse) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/jakewoodhous) This episode is produced by Woon Tan of Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/) Designs are made by Joshua Barnes of Forage Studio (https://www.forage.studio/)