🕹️ Welcome to Level 3

Definition of LEVEL 3

Level 3

Stay here if you:

• Understand the basics from Level 1 and Level 2

• You've picked a Climate Solution to research more deeply

• You're ready to build your TOP 10 company list

• You want to take your networking to the next level

Wrong level?

Back to Level 2

You need to explore climate solutions

Back to Level 1

You still need the basics

Lesson Start

Lesson Overview

In this lesson you will:

• Pick a climate solution for your deep dive

• Get to know 10 companies within that solution

• Upgrade your daily and weekly information diet

• Upgrade your profile and networking strategy

Climate Solution - Deep Dive

You've poked around the Climate Sectors and Solutions.

Now it's time to pick just one 🫢

You don't have to stick with it forever.

Try one out for 2-4 weeks, then decide if you want to switch.

Climate Solutions

An overview of all 12 sectors and 93 climate solutions

Example

You're going to focus exclusively on seaweed farming.

You can spend your research time exploring the phyconomy database and newsletter.

Now it's time to hone in on just 10 companies.

TOP 10 Company List

Start simple.

STEP 1: Spreadsheet

Make a spreadsheet with columns:

• Company
• LinkedIn page URL
• Challenges
• Opportunities
• Network

STEP 2: Company Data

Go to the ClimateBase job board.

Filter job openings by Drawdown Solution.

After you add 10 companies who are hiring, add 5 more companies who aren't hiring

These extra 5 are your dream job companies.

It's your long game strategy to network with those 5 companies so you can find a "hidden job" before it's publicly posted.

STEP 3: Behavior

Remember

It is your behavior that influences your attitude, not the other way around.

Consistency is everything.

Focus on actions not outcomes.

• Set a goal of 5 outreach messages on Slack and LinkedIn, plus 5 connection requests per day.

• Listen to one podcast episode per day on wireless headphones while doing dishes or cooking dinner.

• Read one email newsletter per day.

• Attend 1-3 webinars per week.

Best option

Help us write The Handbook if you really want to become an expert!

Build your community and network

Slack / Discord communities

1. The Climate Tech Handbook
2. Work on Climate
3. MCJ Collective
4. Women in Climate
5. DER Task Force (DER = Distributed Energy Resources)
6. Tofu - for marketers, Tofu = Top of Funnel
7. Climate Designers

More listed here

Local Meetups

• See if your city is listed in climatetechcities.com
• Host your own! Here's a short guide from MCJ Collective.
• Start with a happy hour
• You can experiment with a ☕️ coffee crawl, Trivia Night, or Lightning Talks for example!

Don't forget...

Keep updating this spreadsheet after you get your job!

Jot down your biggest success stories in your current role.

Now you don't need to panic when it's time to aim even higher 🙂

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