My Top 10 Articles of All Time
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All I’m here to do is provide maximum leverage.
The kind of 3 min post that saves you months of hustle.
The kill-10-birds-with-one-stone kind of thing.
This post?
Is exactly that.
After writing hundreds of posts on fundraising, VC, climate tech, and everything in between...
These are my Top 10 most-read, most-saved, most-forwarded.
If I disappeared tomorrow?
This is what I’d leave behind.
Let’s go.
1. My 10 Must-Attend Climate Events in Europe in 2025 🇪🇺
Where to show up if you want to matter in EU climate.
2. My 8 Must-Attend Climate Events in the U.S. in 2025 🇺🇸
The US edition. The rooms that move your network (and your fundraising).
2. SFDR, EU taxonomy, CSDR… explained under 1 min
Your climate acronyms cheat sheet. For when someone drops SFDR at dinner and you just nod.
3. Offtake Agreements... under 3 min
The $100M contract nobody tells you about, explained like you’re 5.
4. The Slide 95% of Founders Get Wrong When Fundraising
This is the slide that kills deals. And the one great founders absolutely nail.
5. Climate Tech is "Dead"
What’s actually happening out there after the 2024 hype hangover.
6. 50 Pitch Decks That Raised Billions in Funding 🚀
The motherlode. Real decks. Real money. Real lessons.
7. The Most Successful Investor Update Template 🥇
The update email format that keeps investors hooked (and ready to write the next check).
8. 7 Weird Things I Wish I Knew About VC Funds Before I Started One
How VC actually works behind closed doors (spoiler: totally different from what founders think).
10. The Investor List No One Talks About: 140 Family Offices
Quiet money. Deep pockets. Long-term thinking. Your secret weapon in this market.
That’s the list.
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Take care,
Yoann
Loved #3 and 4, and thanks for honest take on #5. Climate tech isn't dead at all 💪