Philipp von Lamezan, Squake: helping the travel and transport industries become sustainable ✈🚢🌱

Philipp von Lamezan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Squake. 

Travel and transport are responsible for 20% of emissions worldwide, with the global population growing, this footprint is only going to increase in the next decade unless we do something about it now. Squake are advocating for short and long term change, by building a platform that makes sustainable travel and transport accessible to everyone. They do this by focusing on three main steps:1.      Working with businesses to accurately calculate emissions, so consumers can understand the impact of their travel decisions.2.      Reducing or avoiding emissions through alternative means or better modes of travel.3.      Compensating for any remaining emissions by investing in carbon projects. In this episode Philipp explains more about sustainability in travel and what needs to change, his journey building Squake, the hardest part about being a Founder and his advice for hiring as a startup. Highlights: 02.00: Travel and transport make up 20% of global emissions 05.06: Changing consumer behaviour to minimise the impact  10.39: The pressures on businesses to change 14.33: Transitioning to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the future 17.34: Squake overview 23.46: Emission calculation, regulations and frameworks  26.42: Helping consumers minimise their impact 33.30: Raising their Seed round, the good and the bad  37.11: The hardest part of the Founder’s role 42.31: Early stage and engineer hiring advice   
Our Host:
Craig Turner. Founder of Confido Talent, a business that helps Tech For Good startups to scale their product, design and engineering teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigturner7/ / www.confidotalent.com / craig@confidotalent.com

Our Guest:
Philipp von Lamezan, CEO and Co-Founder of Squake.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vonlamezan/ / https://www.squake.earth/ Our Sponsor:
Jobs For Good. The only job platform to find the best jobs in sustainability, impact and much more.
www.jobsforgood.io / https://bit.ly/3wjwJa0

Our Producer:
Jabriel Al-Suhaimi. Jabriel is a podcast aficionado, editing and producing podcasts for many, including himself.
https://www.jabrielalsuhaimi.com/ / https://twitter.com/jabealsuhaimi