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

Conversations with the founders, operators, and public servants building the systems that hold when disaster hits — wildfire, insurance, infrastructure, and the ground underneath all of it.

Hosted by

Bill Clerico

Founder & Managing Partner, Convective Capital

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

Kat Mañalac

Partner, Convective Capital

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

Episodes

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The App That's Changing How Communities Survive Disaster

14:21

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? The answer is Watch Duty — the wildfire-tracking app that hit #1 in the App Store during the January 2025 LA fires.

Can insurance protect the world from wildfires?

37:25

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.

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 Congressman.