#29 Sam D'Amico, CEO & Co-founder of Impulse Labs

We’re back! This time we sit down with Sam D’Amico, CEO and co-founder of Impulse Labs, an induction stove start-up based out of San Francisco. Listen on for nearly 2 hours of physics, macro, cooking, and much more: * (1:30-22:45 ) Getting DER-pilled (thermal events anyone?), nerding out about college extra-curriculars, Sam’s favorite DER and James’ public retraction, breaking out the old charcoal grill with the boys* (22:45-30:29) When are we finally getting fusion?* (30:30-45:45) How and why Sam took the induction plunge from VR, Impulse Labs elevator pitch in energy and in English, getting people into the vibes of induction by just being better* (45:50-51:05) Duncan asks questions about knobs* (51:05-1:02:00) The Impulse Labs master plan and induction as a NWA* (1:02:00-1:16:20) A microbattery future? The exclusionary story of suburban electrification + driving down soft costs* (1:16:20-1:32:10) Macro chatter: Raising a Series A in a non-optimal capital environment, growing a non-pure-SaaS business in whacky macro conditions, what happens when China rebounds from zero Covid * (1:32:10-1:39:40) Energy czar of America and our energy abundant future* (1:39:40- ) Dope or nope, BIIIG shoutsFriendly reminder that you can always find us on Spotify, iTunes, or your favorite podcast player. Thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dertaskforce.com/subscribe