Lunch and Learn: Breaking Out of the Pilot Trap

​Too many climate tech companies are still stuck in the Pilot Trap.

​They’ve identified a real problem, built a solution that works, and lined up pilots that attract paying customers.

​But then—nothing scales. Instead come endless pivots, until the runway runs out or the solution gets acquired, shelved, and forgotten.

​Sound familiar? You’re not alone. The Pilot Trap has claimed many promising climate technologies—but it doesn’t have to.

​Join Tarun Kapoor for a conversation about how to break out of the Pilot Trap: what separates pilots that scale from those that stall, and how founders, investors, and partners can work together to accelerate real-world deployment.
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