The episode
Hustle Fund Partner Haley Bryant hosted Ben Hilborn, Elastic Energy's co-founder and CEO, for Episode 96 of Uncapped Notes Live. It runs about 31 minutes and was published on July 24, 2026.
What it covers
The description opens with a question: what happens when solar panels, batteries, EVs, factories and data centers all operate on the same grid? From there the chapters cover how Ben became an energy nerd, learning in public, why distributed energy is a hard problem, and how the Energy Router works.
The second half is about company building: moving from a consumer product to a business product, cold calling, hardware plus software, and charging for pilots.
Why it is here
It is the longest single conversation about how Elastic Energy got started and how we think about the work. The title is Hustle Fund's own. The episode lets you hear the story from the founder, with the host asking the questions.
Read more about how we approach the work.