Ep 65: Gene Berdichevsky, Co-Founder & CEO at Sila Nanotechnologies

Today’s guest is Gene Berdichevsky, Co-Founder & CEO of Sila Nanotechnologies, an engineered materials company focused on dramatically improving energy storage. Prior to co-founding Sila, Gene was the seventh employee at Tesla Motors where he served as Principal Engineer on the Roadster battery, leading the development of the world’s first, safe, mass-produced, automotive lithium-ion battery system. We have a great longform discussion about Sila, about Gene's time at Tesla, about how to foster more tough tech innovation, and about the role of tough tech innovation in the climate fight. Enjoy the show!