Kevin Krausert, CEO and Co-Founder of Avatar Innovations Inc., brings a story that starts with a vegan roughneck and ends with a venture studio that's quietly changing how oil and gas companies innovate from the inside out. Chuck and Kevin get into the Avatar model, some clever bets that actually paid off, the coolest ideas that flopped, and why Kevin thinks AI early adopters in energy are about to leave everyone else in the dust.

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00:00 - Vegan Roughneck Origins
03:16 - Big Tech's Energy Wake-Up Call
07:14 - What Avatar Innovations Actually Is
08:33 - How the Program Works
11:10 - Bragging Rights: Production Optimization Win
14:25 - Turning Oilfield Emissions Into Beer CO2
15:13 - Smart Grid Splice Monitoring Tech
18:26 - How to Get Into the Avatar Program
22:00 - AI-Optimizing Condensate Stabilizers
24:05 - The Shale Revolution and Suspending Convention
27:14 - Who Drives Innovation in Oil and Gas
30:03 - AI as the Single Source of Truth
35:38 - Building AI Sandboxes for the Oilfield
38:09 - Open CLAW and Observations from Nvidia GTC
39:51 - What a VC Legend Taught Chuck About Markets
42:04 - The Best Ideas That Didn't Work
45:58 - Know Your Loss Point Before You Start
49:30 - How to Connect With Kevin and Avatar

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