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    Prime Movers Lab Rundown: Boom Breaks Ground, Energy Vault Earnings, DOE Funding for Fusion

    Prime Movers Lab Rundown: Boom Breaks Ground, Energy Vault Earnings...

    Prime Movers Lab portfolio companies kicked off the year with a number of exciting announcements, including Boom Supersonic breaking ground…
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    Prime Movers Lab
    Jan 30
    Featured Prime Mover: Atom Computing CEO Rob Hays

    Featured Prime Mover: Atom Computing CEO Rob Hays

    I joined Atom Computing as CEO in mid-2021 after serving on the board and as an advisor to the founders. My career has been in the…
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    Prime Movers Lab
    Jan 25
    Founders, Stop Lying To Yourselves

    Founders, Stop Lying To Yourselves

    The Most Insidious Lies Founders Tell Themselves, And How To Turn Them Around.
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    Michael Savage
    Jan 23
    Building a Meaningful Fellowship Program [Part 2]

    Building a Meaningful Fellowship Program [Part 2]

    Back in September, we shared details about how we created the structural foundation for our fellowship program to benefit the firm’s…
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    Ashley Nowicki Hudson
    Jan 19
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    Robots are Coming for Your Ivy League Job

    Robots are Coming for Your Ivy League Job

    In the past 18 months, my views on how robots would slowly change our labor market have been flipped on their head. Maybe drivers…
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    Gaetano Crupi Jr.
    Jan 17
    Despite Increases, Congress Comes Up Short on Science Funding

    Despite Increases, Congress Comes Up Short on Science Funding

    After months of negotiation between the House and Senate, Congress passed its fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending bill just before the…
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    Gavin Mathis
    Jan 11
    Critical Minerals for a Clean Energy Transition

    Critical Minerals for a Clean Energy Transition

    The term “clean energy transition” is likely one you’re familiar with given the recent windfall of climate-related legislation from the…
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    Prime Movers Lab
    Jan 9
    Prime Movers Lab Rundown: Fusion Breakthrough, Boom Unveils Engine, and New Investments

    Prime Movers Lab Rundown: Fusion Breakthrough, Boom Unveils Engine, and New Investments

    Prime Movers Lab and our portfolio companies closed 2022 strong, garnering national media attention around Lawrence Livermore National…
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    Prime Movers Lab
    Jan 4
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    Webinar Recap: How the Midterm Elections Will Impact Science Policy

    Webinar Recap: How the Midterm Elections Will Impact Science Policy

    I was fortunate to host Prime Movers Lab’s webinar last week on the midterms elections with guests K&L Gates Partner Paul Stimers, Focused…
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    Gavin Mathis
    Nov 23, 2022
    Pay Transparency Laws and What to Consider Next

    Pay Transparency Laws and What to Consider Next

    Disclaimer: This is not legal advice but guidance on what to consider and prioritize as an executive team, as new pay transparency laws go…
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    Ashley Nowicki Hudson
    Nov 16, 2022
    Prime Movers Lab Named to Inc.’s 2022 List of Founder-Friendly Investors

    Prime Movers Lab Named to Inc.’s 2022 List of Founder-Friendly Inve...

    Annual roundup highlights the private equity and venture capital firms with the best track records of success backing entrepreneurs
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    Prime Movers Lab
    Oct 5, 2022
    What Founders Get Wrong About Series B (Part 3)

    What Founders Get Wrong About Series B (Part 3)

    (A version of this post first appeared in Techcrunch)
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    Gaetano Crupi Jr.
    Sep 26, 2022
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