Seed Pitch for Climate Risk API

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      "title": "Seed Pitch for Climate Risk API",
      "subtitle": "Climara Seed pitch",
      "notes": "Open by naming the decision: Raise a seed round for climate risk intelligence."
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        "Climara should focus the next cycle on ",
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        " while making the operating tradeoffs clear to seed pitch stakeholders."
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        "Agree on the owner for seed pitch.",
        "Confirm the reporting cadence.",
        "Return with the first progress readout."
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