Join Dr. Jan-Philipp Mai, Co-Founder and CEO of SOLAR MATERIALS, for an unvarnished masterclass on the operational patience and physical infrastructure required to survive the clean-tech marathon. Entering the solar (PV) sector in 2010 when Germany was the undisputed global powerhouse, Jan-Philipp watched first-hand as shifting market currents moved the entire manufacturing monopoly to China. Instead of leaving the field, he deepened his focus—evolving his execution across the entire lifecycle from primary silicon synthesis to dedicated raw material recovery. In this episode, we unpack how Jan-Philipp co-founded and controls three distinct corporate pillars (Better Sol, SOLAR MATERIALS, and Circular Silicon) to secure the European solar value chain, and why scaling deep-tech hardware across Europe demands an entirely different playbook than Silic ...