Dee spent more than two decades in heavy industry, first as a petrochemical consultant, then building and running a factory. When it sold, the acquirer wasn't buying patents. They were buying the operational knowledge that took over a decade to earn.

After crossing to the investment side, first as a venture scout, then running a catalytic preseed firm, the pattern became impossible to ignore: the best climate founders kept getting the best advice, only it's for the type of companies they weren't trying to build.

Bad Advice for a Better Climate is the firm that bets against that playbook.