
In 2013, Matt joined a Powerhouse hackathon to start working on the idea. It’s come a long way since then. So, we invited him to a live conversation to hear about the sacrifices, close calls, and conflicts that he’s dealt with while building OhmConnect.
Matt Duesterberg is the CRO and Co-Founder of OhmConnect, the residential demand response company that pays users to save energy. In 2020, OhmConnect users reduced 1 GWh of electricity demand in California during the August heat wave. Prior to founding OhmConnect, Matt ran the data science division at DataRaker, a utility meter data analytics company acquired by Oracle in 2013. Previously, he traded futures for electricity transmission at DC Energy. Matt holds an MS from Stanford and a BS from UVA.
“There are a lot of small failures along the way. One of the keys is overcoming the small failures so you don’t have a big one.”