#192 Catalytic Capital, Hiring a CFO, Inclusive Financing, Grant Funding Gaps, & More w/ Dimitry Gershenson (Enduring Planet)

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Dimitry Gershenson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enduring Planet. A fractional CFO and Non-Dilutive Funding service for ClimateTech Entrepreneurs. As for funding, they provide working capital for founders who have landed grants or who have government contracts.

It's great to see more Climate-Specific service providers to help continue supporting the ecosystem.

Today, Dimitry shares his story, and we discuss:
**The importance of and when to hire a fractional CFO
**Funding underrepresented founders
**The importance of Catalytic Capital
**The Grant Funding Gap and Solving it
And much more.
Enjoy the episode!
Resources Mentioned:
**Climate Curious
**Streamline Climate
**Pacific Northwest Climate Week

Email Dimitry: [e-mail]
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Topics:
**2:3 Introduction and Overview of Enduring Planet's Services
**4:10 The Importance of Supporting Climate Entrepreneurs
**8:47 The Gap in the Ecosystem for Finance Expertise in Climate Tech
**10:23 The Need for Early Financial Planning and Analysis
**12:31 The Importance of Getting Finance in Order Early
**14:51 Timeline for Bringing in Fractional CFO and Hiring Full-Time Finance Talent
**17:22 Navigating Finance Challenges in Hardware Climate Tech
**18:18 Introduction and Pricing
**19:18 Lending and Transparency
**46:17 Building Local Climate Communities
**50:47 Addressing Capital Gaps in the Climate Ecosystem
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Links:
**Dimitry Gershenson | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgershenson/
**Enduring Planet | https://enduringplanet.com/
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1. #192 Catalytic Capital, Hiring a CFO, Inclusive Financing, Grant Funding Gaps, & More w/ Dimitry Gershenson (Enduring Planet) (00:00:00)

2. Introduction and Overview of Enduring Planet's Services (00:02:30)

3. The Importance of Supporting Climate Entrepreneurs (00:04:10)

4. The Gap in the Ecosystem for Finance Expertise in Climate Tech (00:08:47)

5. The Need for Early Financial Planning and Analysis (00:10:23)

6. The Importance of Getting Finance in Order Early (00:12:31)

7. Timeline for Bringing in Fractional CFO and Hiring Full-Time Finance Talent (00:14:51)

8. Navigating Finance Challenges in Hardware Climate Tech (00:17:22)

9. Pricing (00:18:18)

10. Lending and Transparency (00:19:18)

11. Building Local Climate Communities (00:46:17)

12. Addressing Capital Gaps in the Climate Ecosystem (00:50:47)