{"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":3030,"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.\nClick here to watch a video of this episode.\n00:00 - Vegan Roughneck Origins\n03:16 - Big Tech's Energy Wake-Up Call\n07:14 - What Avatar Innovations Actually Is\n08:33 - How the Program Works\n11:10 - Bragging Rights: Production Optimization Win\n14:25 - Turning Oilfield Emissions Into Beer CO2\n15:13 - Smart Grid Splice Monitoring Tech\n18:26 - How to Get Into the Avatar Program\n22:00 - AI-Optimizing Condensate Stabilizers\n24:05 - The Shale Revolution and Suspending Convention\n27:14 - Who Drives Innovation in Oil and Gas\n30:03 - AI as the Single Source of Truth\n35:38 - Building AI Sandboxes for the Oilfield\n38:09 - Open CLAW and Observations from Nvidia GTC\n39:51 - What a VC Legend Taught Chuck About Markets\n42:04 - The Best Ideas That Didn't Work\n45:58 - Know Your Loss Point Before You Start\n49:30 - How to Connect With Kevin and Avatar\nhttps://twitter.com/collide_ai\nhttps://www.tiktok.com/@collide.io\nhttps://www.facebook.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.instagram.com/collide.io\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@collide_io\nhttps://bsky.app/profile/collide-ai.bsky.social\nhttps://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}