S3 E12 | The high school dropout leading a green revolution

NOV 21, 201716 MIN
The Stockholmer Podcast

S3 E12 | The high school dropout leading a green revolution

NOV 21, 201716 MIN

Description

Hjalmar Nilsonne is the CEO of green gadget company <a href="https://watty.io/" target="_blank">Watty</a>, which raised more than 3 million dollars in 2016 and was recently listed as among the 100 hottest startups in Europe by <a href="http://www.wired.co.uk/article/best-startups-in-stockholm-2017" target="_blank">Wired</a> magazine. The company makes a gadget that helps users save money on domestic energy bills and cut down on carbon emissions. But by tracking when things are switched on or not, it's also transforming the way customers interact with their homes, from checking they remembered to turn off their hair straighteners, to checking up on kids who claim they haven't spent the day gaming. In this episode Hjalmar shares his journey and his hopes for the future. You can support The Stockholmer’s fully independent journalism by making a one-off secure contribution of any amount. Click the <a href="https://www.paypal.me/TheStockholmer/35" target="_blank">DONATE</a> button on&nbsp;<a href="https://create-beta.acast.com/episodes/a4e864d2-1f6c-4e30-8332-7e829581473d/thesthlmer.com" target="_blank">thesthlmer.com</a>.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>