Think of this clean energy podcast as a cross between NPR’s “How I Built This” and the New York Times' “Corner Office” interview series. We’ll glean lessons and best practices from experienced cleantech leaders and curate them for the next generation of sector leaders – all in a compact, rich 30 minutes. Some context…. If I don’t count the college car washing business I had with my buddy, Mike Duffy, Tigercomm’s the first business I’ve ever run. When I started this firm, it took me a few years to understand that working in the business was an actual skill set that took time and effort to develop. The more we’ve executed for CEOs, the more I admire their skill and fortitude. Theirs is a tough job. Stay on their “A game” 90% of the time. Handle the customer crisis that develops 15 seconds after the red-eye flight lands. Terminate the well-liked, under-performing member of their leadership team. Be good at 10-15 things. Be great at another 3-5 things. As a group, they’re impressive people. Not perfect, not always right, and sometimes impatient. But on an individual level, I find them fascinating and inspiring. That’s why we’re focusing on the lessons they’ve learned about some of the basic components of building, leading, and running companies: Evaluating members of inherited leadership teamsLeading peopleHiring and firingProperly defining the role of the CEOAdvice for up-and-coming corporate leadersWhat makes leading clean economy companies different (or not)What’s more important: what they do or what they don’t do