{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Big Digital Energy","title":"Big Tech's Dirty Energy Secret, Avatar's O&G Shark Tank & The AI Divide | BDE 03.27.26","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5f0973af\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3093,"description":"Kevin Krausert, CEO and Co-Founder of Avatar Innovations Inc., brings a story that starts with a vegan roughneck and ends with a venture studio that's quietly changing how oil and gas companies innovate from the inside out. Chuck and Kevin get into the Avatar model, some clever bets that actually paid off, the coolest ideas that flopped, and why Kevin thinks AI early adopters in energy are about to leave everyone else in the dust.Click here to watch a video of this episode.00:00 - Vegan Roughneck Origins03:16 - Big Tech's Energy Wake-Up Call07:14 - What Avatar Innovations Actually Is08:33 - How the Program Works11:10 - Bragging Rights: Production Optimization Win14:25 - Turning Oilfield Emissions Into Beer CO215:13 - Smart Grid Splice Monitoring Tech18:26 - How to Get Into the Avatar Program22:00 - AI-Optimizing Condensate Stabilizers24:05 - The Shale Revolution and Suspending Convention27:14 - Who Drives Innovation in Oil and Gas30:03 - AI as the Single Source of Truth35:38 - Building AI Sandboxes for the Oilfield38:09 - Open CLAW and Observations from Nvidia GTC39:51 - What a VC Legend Taught Chuck About Markets42:04 - The Best Ideas That Didn't Work45:58 - Know Your Loss Point Before You Start49:30 - How to Connect With Kevin and Avatarhttps://twitter.com/collide_aihttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.iohttps://www.facebook.com/collide.iohttps://www.instagram.com/collide.iohttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_iohttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/collideai","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/iy6jIYchYeWUZ4i3KMDwG--bihbqsPBgMZtYTL4T32g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NTQ3/MzlhMzY1MzgyZDM4/NTZiMjQwNTg0YmNj/NDZiZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}