Steve Weiss is co-founder and CEO of Grey Heron, a management and strategic marketing consulting firm. Since 1993, the firm has helped executives and investors at over 140 companies build value and become leaders in their sector, through strategy, fundraising, positioning and partnerships. Fields include climatetech, food, advanced materials, and cloud/SaaS/AI. Within renewable chemicals, materials and fuels, Steve has helped build Future Origins, Genomatica (aka Geno), Oberon Fuels, NovoNutrients, Beta Renewables and Liquid Light (acquired by Avantium), and is a proud member of the Due Diligence Wolfpack (watch our sessions on plastics, carbon capture, and pivots at robin.stream and greyheron.com). Contact Steve at weiss@greyheron.com; see Steve’s LinkedIn profile; and enjoy articles on fundraising, storytelling and more at his website.