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Amy Longsworth's avatar

Volts is where I go when I want to get to the bottom of the bullshit and find out in listener-friendly terms what is really happening in the clean energy marketplace. Just moved from listener to paid subscriber!

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Sam Fromartz's avatar

What about exploring getting grant funding, you don’t need to become a 501c3, just get a fiscal sponsor.

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Ed Irving's avatar

Keep up the great work DR.

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todd harris's avatar

Thank you for your great work. And, hey, you deserve groceries. I am thinking I could give a subscription as a gift, but I can't afford $60 gifts to all my friends. I am thinking your podcast would be great for some of my friends who feel things are so hopeless....you put a light on some great stuff happening. Maybe a teaser gift price would work to reel more people into full subscriptions next year? Just a thought.

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Cleveresq's avatar

Think about adding a higher subscription tier with bonus content. I have one subscription that I upped from $70/year to $1k/year so that I could join a zoom that meets most Fridays where I can interact with the Substacker and the other $1k subscribers. Something like that, or live meetups when you go places.

Take on advertising if you need to. We understand!

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Jazzme's avatar

Subscrib and enjoy listening to most of your interviews.

Thank you

And Happy Holidays to you and family and canine buddies

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Daniel Johnston's avatar

I listen to many energy podcasts, because the transition is the most exciting thing of my lifetime, and yours is my favourite.. Hope you can make it pay.

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Bryan Adams's avatar

I've been a paid subscriber for years now, and I will only speak for myself ...

- I'd pay more than $6/mo!

- I enjoy the non-energy content ("Medium Chill" lives in my head rent-free)

- Wishing you pain-free forearms and subscriber growth

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Ken Barnes's avatar

I really appreciate being able to nerd out with Volts. I feel like I’m a better person for being part of the Volts world. Thank you!

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Dan Ilic's avatar

Love you dave. Great work!

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Mel E's avatar

You should get some more paid gigs as a moderator and/or interviewer at energy conferences. I subscribed to your newsletters, but it wasn’t until I went to an event in DC where you interviewed the senator from New Mexico that I really got a sense of how smart and how much great research you do to prepare for these interviews.

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Pamela Barroway's avatar

Congrats on Volts' fifth anniversary! I'm a longtime paid subscriber, and I always mention this to friends interested in this space. I will share out on social media to see if I can drum up some more business for you!

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Carol Pladsen-Bloom's avatar

I'll work on ways to promote you to friends.

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