Chapter 02

The Work

Every venture becomes a journal entry here — background, the problem, the journey, process notes, and the lessons that stick. Two are far enough along to write about: Apolaki, which has a full case file, and Rubeo Ranch, which is still early enough that these are field notes rather than a finished story.

adoption, not just installs
Renewable Energy · Active

Apolaki: getting renewable energy adopted, not just installed

On the gap between a working technology and a household that actually chooses it — the policy maze, the financing gap, and the very human reasons adoption stalls.

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field observations
Agri-Technology · Building

Rubeo Ranch: technology that starts on the farm, not the whiteboard

Notes from building agri-tech that has to survive real soil, real weather, and real margins. Early enough that there's no finished case file yet — check back as this one develops.

field notes in progress