Workshop with Shil Ghosh

​Many climate ideas are technically sound but fail on cost. This hands-on workshop shows you how to test an idea’s economics early, before you build anything.

​Alongside Shil Ghosh, COO of Mission Zero Tech, you’ll:

• ​Find out what a Techno-Economic Analysis is and why it is important

• ​Start with an assigned climate problem area and narrow it to one specific problem

• ​Sketch a solution and compare what it costs today with what it could cost

• ​Identify the three variables that most affect whether your idea beats the status quo

• ​Leave with one clear question to investigate next, and a plan for how to answer it

​It’s a pen-and-paper activity in small groups. No spreadsheets, finance knowledge or a startup idea needed.

​How this connects to the Climate Pre-Accelerator
🚨 ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR THE PA!!

​This workshop covers the groundwork to validate your ideas: a specific problem, a rough view of the economics, and a clear next question. Cost logic comes up again in the PA’s business-model week, so you’ll arrive with the skills already in hand. Anything you sketch here will be valuable in your application (and final pitch!)

​P.S. The Pre-Accelerator is CEC’s 9-week venture-building programme for students - idea -> pitch! (Jan to Mar - applications open in Nov!)

​See more at climateentrepreneurs.co.uk