Finalised alignment on user testing and recruited interviewees; Qual testing to begin this week

Who's in The Mixer this month?

MONDU

HUUGE

ECOLIGO

ELEMENT

SOLARISBANK

GROVER

Session locked in

A BaaS provider enables anyone to spin up new banking features - they have launched a Beta for a debit card with Grover, incentivising spend with cashback on their device subscription fee.

WEBSITE

BERLIN

FINANCIAL

FUNDING STAGE

LATE STAGE VENTURE

€385m

FUNDING STAGE

LATE STAGE VENTURE

TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY

NEW VENTURE BUILDING BLOCK

Build a BaaS venture, either to complement existing core or new categories

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Live conversation

A BaaS provider enables anyone to spin up new banking features - they have launched a Beta for a debit card with Grover, incentivising spend with cashback on their device subscription fee.

WEBSITE

BERLIN

FINANCIAL

FUNDING STAGE

LATE STAGE VENTURE

€385m

FUNDING STAGE

LATE STAGE VENTURE

TYPE OF OPPORTUNITY

NEW VENTURE BUILDING BLOCK

Build a BaaS venture, either to complement existing core or new categories

Explore more

Key takeaways of the week

Key Updates

Security | Sunrise

10/3/2023

👟 Kicked off internally and further refined the sprint plan

📅 Booked in key sessions and meetings with project sponsors in week 4 and week 6

🔎 Aligned on our approach for user testing

🙍🏻Started the process for recruiting our qual and quant testing participants

✍🏽 Started building out the materials for our community user testing

📊 Built out an assumptions backlog to track and validate against throughout

📈 Begun to validate key value levers and drivers in order to begin building out the value case

Key Learnings

7 Roadblocks to Renewable Energy and How to Win Over Hearts

10/3/2023

7 Roadblocks to Renewable Energy and How to Win Over Hearts

🌱 7 reasons folks might say "nope" to renewable energy projects:

💸 01 Land value drama
🌳 02 Enviro worries
😷 03 Health scares
🗣️ 04 "Hey, let us in!" (public participation)
🌐 05 Tribal tiffs
💰 06 Money matters
🏛️ 07 Government goofs_{Source: Energy Policy}

🇨🇴 In Colombia, community acceptance probs have stalled projects for up to 3 years! 😮
‍_{Source: IEA 🤝}

To get people on board, try:
🖼️ Cool digital visuals
🚶🏻Field trips to the site
🤗 And remember, sharing is caring! (listen to concerns)
‍_{Source: CSE}

Key Updates of Last week

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Key Learnings

This week, we got stuck into some more secondary research to further our insight into community engagement.

🌱 7 reasons folks might say "nope" to renewable energy projects:

💸 01 Land value drama
🌳 02 Enviro worries
😷 03 Health scares
🗣️ 04 "Hey, let us in!" (public participation)
🌐 05 Tribal tiffs
💰 06 Money matters
🏛️ 07 Government goofsSource: Energy Policy

🚫 In Colombia, community acceptance probs have stalled projects for up to 3 years! 😮 _{Source: IEA}

🤝To get people on board, try:

🖼️ Cool digital visuals,
🚶🏻Field trips to the site,
🤗 And remember, sharing is caring! (listen to concerns) _{Source: CSE}

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Upcoming Sessions

Week 02

Key Objectives this week

01 We will narrow down on a product name and look & feel
02 Recruit our participants for the qualitative interviews (week 3) + quantitative survey (week 4)
03 Finalise research on external value case data & benchmarks
04 Engage additional stakeholders

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

23rd March

Build & Review Session on Name & Brand

During this week’s build & review session, we will share with you the different brand options and decide together what fits most.

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

24th March

Wider Product Kick Off

Embark with us on a thrilling journey through the product’s goals, scope, and timeline.Get to know the other members, while we clarify roles and responsibilities and lay down the ground rules for engagement.

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Relevant links

Digital Roadmap Final Deliverable

Qual Board

Qual Playback Deck

Qual interviews recordings and Transcripts

Validation Phase Deliverable

Requirements Document

Prototype Walkthrough Video

Value Case Working File

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Tech Discovery Memo

Quant Survey Questions

We will also set up stations across the offices to showcase trends, demos, case studies and new immersive technologies

Read of the Week_{*Add an intro on what the "read of the week" is and why we think this is relevant*}

Check out a green energy article that we found inspiring this week

Thermal Energy Innovation: Scottish Nightclub Powered By the Heat From Dancers

A Scottish night club has found it can reduce its carbon footprint by 70 tons per year if it relies on the beat to make the heat.Glasgow arts venue SWG3 now has a dance floor that absorbs body heat from the dancers and converts it to thermal energy, between 250 and 600 watts depending on how intense the music is.The thermal energy is channeled via a carrier fluid to a deep borehole 650 feet (200 meters) underground where it is charged like a thermal battery before being pumped back up to provide heating and A/C to the club.

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