Jim McDermott - Clean Energy Pioneer | Why Smart Entrepreneurs Are Betting Everything on Climate Solutions

➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com ➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory Jim McDermott is a veteran entrepreneur who scaled Stamps.com into a $2B+ public company. He co-founded Archive.com and Spoke Software, leading multiple successful exits, and managed over $800M in cleantech assets through US Renewables Group and Rusheen Capital. With $1B+ in enterprise value created, he brings decades of experience building high-impact ventures in tech and climate innovation. ➡️ Show Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesacmcdermott/  ➡️ Podcast Sponsors Hubspot - https://hubspot.com/   Cornbread Hemp - https://cornbreadhemp.com/success (Code: Success) iDigress Podcast - https://idigress.show  NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/  Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary ➡️ Talking Points 00:00 – Intro 01:32 – From Dotcoms to Climate Tech 05:14 – The Problems Entrepreneurs Are Solving Today 10:24 – Why Most Ideas Aren’t Deep Enough 15:31 – How to Tackle Massive Problems 19:56 – Turning CO2 Into Opportunity 23:29 – Sponsor Break 25:38 – What the Government Gets Wrong About Climate 33:40 – Jim’s Ideal Future Energy Mix 44:13 – Smart Investing in Climate Tech 52:26 – Sponsor Break 54:04 – The Problem with Climate Doom 58:33 – Advice for Young Climate Entrepreneurs 1:02:38 – One Belief That Changed Everything 1:06:58 – Final Words of Wisdom 1:15:44 – The Lesson Jim Wants His Kids to Know See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.