Ecosysteming
Ecosysteming is the podcast redefining economic development through the lens of equitable entrepreneurship. Join NC IDEA’s Thom Ruhe as he engages with entrepreneurs and experts who are challenging the status quo and driving lasting change. Catch new episodes of Ecosysteming every other Tuesday on all major podcast platforms.
Ecosysteming
The 25,000 Jobs Hiding in Plain Sight w/ Doug Speight | Ep. 44
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Can we destroy PFAS forever chemicals before they reach our drinking water? Doug Speight believes we can.
Doug is the CEO of AxNano, a five time technology startup founder, and an experienced innovation commercialization leader who has worked with universities, NASA, and Department of Energy research labs. He joins host Thom Ruhe to explain how AxNano is using supercritical water oxidation to destroy PFAS and other toxic industrial chemicals at the source.
They also discuss why founders are the real job creators, how behavioral bias shapes venture capital, why conventional economic development incentives often fall short, and why NCInnovation matters to North Carolina’s entrepreneurial future.