Comments on: The Cleantech Open – A Bridge over the Valley of Death?

By: Alan hosoff

Alan hosoff — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0000

its all nonesense. the greenest thing chevron can do is go out of business.

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By: Neno Duplan

Neno Duplan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:05:48 +0000

This is a very nice summary of challenges facing startups. I agree with Mr. Davis assertion that “chasm” is becoming wider. In my business of environmental information management I have seen over last 10 years many startups come and go. Part of the reason is explained in Mr. Davis article and boils down to the following: How could company of size of Chevron trust a startup company to organize and manage vast quantities of environmental data and information accumulated over last 20 years in their consultant’s desktops? We signed contract with Chevron in 2003 and are still collecting data. Most startup, no matter how well funded, don't make it to the other side of the chasm. We are currently witnessing herd (bubble) mentality around GHG accounting with new startups popping up on weekly basis. I wonder how many will be around five years from now?

By: Neno Duplan

Neno Duplan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:05:48 +0000

By: Dave Shires

Dave Shires — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:41:07 +0000

Great to see Chevron supporting this. I'm curious to hear Chevron's position on things like efficiency, alternative fuels, especially non-fossil fuels – as so much of the clean tech open is about mastering these new technologies. Would Chevron continue to support startups in these fields? Would they buy these small innovators? If so, would it be to gobble them up, or to add to their own innovation – one which I hope sees the end of oil sometime in the not too distant future!

By: Jerry Jones

Jerry Jones — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:54:25 +0000

Great article. Good to see Chevron stepping up to the plate to support startup entrepreneurs in a meaningful way. We'll see how this translates into real progress in renewable energy for the oil giant.