#199: Ravi Mikkelsen, Co-Founder & CEO of Atmos — The $6 Trillion Finance Mandate. Climate Fintech. Bank Accounts that Fund Solar. Three Podcast Recommendations on Longevity and Optimization.

Atmos is a climate fintech company offering savings and checking accounts to help fund the clean energy transition.

Ravi is a 25-year veteran of the clean energy industry, material science engineer, and serial entrepreneur.

In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.

1. Why the $6 trillion mandate means that every lender should be a climate lender
2. How they’ve crafted financial products to move tens of millions of dollars into clean energy installations
3. How he almost got diabetes from working too much on his business
4. What he means by "experience is what you get when you don't get what you want"

🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:

Atmos - https://www.joinatmos.com

Ravi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravimikkelsen

Huberman Lab podcast - https://www.hubermanlab.com/podcast

Tim Ferriss podcast - https://tim.blog/podcast

Peter Attia’s Drive podcast - https://peterattiamd.com/podcast

Canary Media podcast - https://www.canarymedia.com/podcasts

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity (book) - https://shorturl.at/df2u5

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