What survives
isn't luck.
It's design.

Conversations with the founders, operators, scientists, investors, and public servants building the systems that hold when disaster hits.

Hosted by
Bill Clerico
Bill Clerico
Founder & Managing Partner, Convective Capital

Co-founded and led WePay through its acquisition by JPMorgan Chase.

LinkedIn/X
Kat Mañalac
Kat Mañalac
Partner, Convective Capital

Works with hundreds of early-stage founders building category-defining companies.

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Episodes

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Daniel Swain and the Science of Disaster Prediction
53:06
SEP 24, 2026

Daniel Swain and the Science of Disaster Prediction

What does it actually take to predict a disaster?

The App That's Changing How Communities Survive Disaster
14:22
SEP 15, 2026

The App That's Changing How Communities Survive Disaster

What happens when the systems designed to warn us about emergencies don't work?

Can insurance protect the world from wildfires?
37:26
AUG 18, 2026

Can insurance protect the world from wildfires?

Billion-dollar wildfires are driving insurers out of California, leaving homeowners exposed just as fire risk climbs and disasters get bigger.

Can Cloud Seeding Save the Great Salt Lake?
16:47
JUL 28, 2026

Can Cloud Seeding Save the Great Salt Lake?

The Great Salt Lake has lost more than half its surface area since 1850, and the snowpack that's supposed to refill it is disappearing too.

Why a rocket guy went to Washington
31:33
JUL 9, 2026

Why a rocket guy went to Washington

George Whitesides has spent his career on systems-level problems: NASA chief of staff, Virgin Galactic CEO, co-founder of Megafire Action, and now the U.

What Stopped the Sandy Fire? A Resilience Case Study
8:05
JUN 22, 2026

What Stopped the Sandy Fire? A Resilience Case Study

In late May, the Sandy Fire broke out on a hot, windy afternoon in Simi Valley, California and grew to more than 2,000 acres and forced over 10,000 evacuations.

What we learned about resilience from Y Combinator
55:52
MAY 14, 2026

What we learned about resilience from Y Combinator

What does it take to build something that survives?

Is This the Future of Fighting Wildfires?
11:16
APR 14, 2026

Is This the Future of Fighting Wildfires?

In wildfire response, speed is everything.

How to Fight Fire with Fire
15:01
MAR 17, 2026

How to Fight Fire with Fire

Wildfires are putting more towns and critical infrastructure at risk every year.

The next disaster is predictable.

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