Success Story with Scott D. Clary
Published on Jul 26, 2025, 7:00:00 PM
Total time: 01:20:32
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Jim McDermott is a veteran entrepreneur who scaled Stamps.com into a $2B+ public company. He co-founded Archive.com and Spoke Software, leading multiple successful exits, and managed over $800M in cleantech assets through US Renewables Group and Rusheen Capital. With $1B+ in enterprise value created, he brings decades of experience building high-impact ventures in tech and climate innovation.
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➡️ Talking Points
00:00 – Intro
01:32 – From Dotcoms to Climate Tech
05:14 – The Problems Entrepreneurs Are Solving Today
10:24 – Why Most Ideas Aren’t Deep Enough
15:31 – How to Tackle Massive Problems
19:56 – Turning CO2 Into Opportunity
23:29 – Sponsor Break
25:38 – What the Government Gets Wrong About Climate
33:40 – Jim’s Ideal Future Energy Mix
44:13 – Smart Investing in Climate Tech
52:26 – Sponsor Break
54:04 – The Problem with Climate Doom
58:33 – Advice for Young Climate Entrepreneurs
1:02:38 – One Belief That Changed Everything
1:06:58 – Final Words of Wisdom
1:15:44 – The Lesson Jim Wants His Kids to Know
Welcome to the Success Story Podcast, hosted by entrepreneur, business executive, author, educator & speaker, Scott D. Clary (@scottdclary). On this podcast, you'll find interviews, Q&A, keynote presentations & conversations on sales, marketing, business, startups and entrepreneurship. Scott will discuss some of the lessons he's learned over his own career, as well as have candid interviews with execs, celebrities, notable figures and politicians. All who have achieved success through both wins and losses, to learn more about their life, their ideas and insights. He sits down with leaders and mentors and unpacks their story to help pass those lessons onto others through both experiences and tactical strategy for business professionals, entrepreneurs and everyone in between. To get more of the Success Story podcast, go to www.successstorypodcast.com.