#166 Hybrids & EVs, Alternative Fuels, Technology Maturity, Diverse Teams & More w/ Logan Grizzel (MUUS Climate Partners)

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In this episode, Somil chats with Logan Grizzel, partner at MUUS Climate Partners, the climate tech venture capital arm of MUUS & Co. investing at the convergence of decarbonization and technological innovation.

This episode probably broke the quotable clip record we have – Logan was a great mix of knowing how to communicate his thoughts and genuinely having such unique insight having worked on alternative fuels at Toyota, then going into grid strategy and now spending time as a Climate VC, previously at Blackhorn Ventures and now MUUS Climate Partners.
In this episode we talk about the challenge with timeframes of venture funds in climate, his perspective on nuclear fusion, alternative fuels at Toyota, centralized vs. decentralized grids, the nuances of hardware, the climate tech scene in Denver, how they got such a diverse team, & more.
Anyways, thanks so much for listening and enjoy the episode!

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Topics:
**03:11 Herd Mentality in Climate VC
**09:26 Logan's Experience at Toyota
**13:34 The Significance of the Prius
**17:06 Nearshoring and Onshoring
**21:34 The Mismatch in Hydrogen Supply and Demand
**24:39 Decentralized vs Centralized Approaches to the Grid
**28:04 Timing and Assessing Technology Maturity
**29:25 Assessing Founder Adaptability
**30:29 Dreaming Too Big or Small in Entrepreneurship
**42:16 Denver Climate Scene
**48:12 Lessons from Blackhorn Ventures
**49:34 Diversity in Team Building
**58:58 Advice to VCs
**01:01:53 Takeaways

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**Logan Grizzel | MUUS Climate Partners
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