{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Nichole Wischoff Podcast","title":"Fuse Energy: From Zero Energy Experience to $400M Revenue","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f3074ef3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4203,"description":"Alan left Revolut to tackle one of the biggest problems of the next 25 years: energy In this episode, we break down how Fuse Energy scaled to $400M in revenue, raised $170M, and is rebuilding the power grid from scratch full-stack, global, and brutally efficient.We talk energy economics, AI’s power problem, why renewables alone don’t work (yet), and what it really takes to build a trillion-dollar company.00:00 Why energy is a trillion-dollar problem01:54 Being the 5th employee at Revolut04:19 Finding the right co-founder06:56 The 25-year bet: energy & AI09:52 Energy vs fintech regulation12:55 Why Fuse went full-stack13:18 Cutting power costs by 30%15:20 What customers actually buy16:56 $12B of energy wasted every year18:56 Why the grid is broken21:16 EVs, smart devices & demand control24:55 Why 100% renewables don’t work (yet)27:18 Nuclear: hype vs reality29:58 Equity vs debt in energy startups33:40 Hiring elite engineers globally34:30 The trillion-dollar visionRho Website - https://www.rho.co/PublicWebsite - https://public.com/Alan Chang  https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-changNichole wischoff https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholewischoff/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z6FKzAz7OPycDWz7mqcSseCBVR1WM20qrJciEzt8RyE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80MDAz/OGFlYzc1ZjFmMTZh/OGMxZDcwMTgzZjVj/Y2ExOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}