Tristan Pollock

Terra.do - Everything you need to work in climate ✅

Terra.do is the global climate careers platform with a mission to get 100M people working in climate by 2030. Bringing together climate jobs, learning, and a vibrant community, Terra.do is the ideal launchpad for professionals looking to work in climate.

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Anshuman Bapna
Firstly a huge thank you to our alum @pollock for hunting us! We’re so excited to share what we’ve built with the Product Hunt community - because it speaks directly to our goal of building the world’s largest community of people working in climate. My climate journey began five years ago. I had taken my daughter snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef. She had the time of her life! But my son was too young to go in the water, and later that year, the first mass bleaching and coral die-offs happened. I realized with a shock that I’d taken for granted that the world would be a better place for my kids. The reality was that I needed to actively work to make that happen… That was when I started diving deep into conversations with smart people working in climate (including my co-founder @kamal_kapadia). I learned two things. One, there were many people like me desperate to start working in climate, but would encounter many challenges. Second, we needed to help tens of millions of people across the world make this transition. So we launched Terra.do, a global platform for learning & working in climate. Our mission? Get 100 million people working on climate solutions this decade. Two years later, we’re on our way! We’ve graduated thousands of fellows from our learning programs from over 25+ countries, and over 50% of them from the developing world. Meanwhile, we’ve seen demand skyrocketing from companies hiring for climate jobs across all sectors. So we built the Terra.do app, combining climate careers, learning, and community into a single seamless platform that allows anyone to upskill themselves, build their climate career, and join a supportive global community working on solutions. We’re just getting started and would love to have you join us on the Terra.do platform. To paraphrase, humanity’s biggest crisis is also our biggest opportunity to build a better world. Thanks for your support, ideas and feedback. We’d love to hear about your climate journey and will be here to answer your questions!
Tristan Pollock
Working on climate solutions is for many of us the biggest lever for climate action. But starting a climate career can be hard. Enter Terra.do - the platform and community for working in climate. As a Fellow of their VC program, Terra.do supported my climate journey which led me to found Cool Climate Collective - a syndicate for climate investors. I’m especially excited to hunt Terra.do today so they can help many more people find their path into climate work.
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you so much for your kind words and support @pollock! We are proud to have played a small role in your climate journey and are grateful to you for being such an integral part of the Terra.do community
Tristan Pollock
@benjamin_bolton my pleasure - terra was instrumental in leveling me up and connecting me to my future partner in http://coolclimatecollective.com 🌲👐🌲
Anshuman Bapna
@benjamin_bolton @pollock CCC + Terra is like the multiplier on a multiplier. Love it!
Bodhi Debnath
Love everything about Terra.do—the people, the mission, and the tech! Phenomenal stuff from @anshuman_bapna, @kamal_kapadia, and team. Climate change is a complex problem, and the vast majority of people who care are stuck in the "what can I do about it?" question. Terra.do shows how working in climate is exciting, rewarding and a viable career path.
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you @detalking for being on the journey with us!
Dan Pilles
Very excited to get started on my climate journey with Terra.do! Their vision and and community are inspirational. Not to mention the many fellows (graduates) who exist to make up this truly wonderful community. Lots of interesting and relevant learning ahead with a great mission - to get more people in to the climate change space to help fight the good fight in short. I hope that Terra.do can be a name that’s commonplace in the not so distant future. It’s a win-win!
Kirti Manian
@dan_pilles Thanks so much Dan! This is super appreciated
Shatakshi Asthana
@dan_pilles We're so thrilled to be a part of your climate journey!
Arnav Mariwala
Terra.do's an incredibly powerful platform and community - not just for people new to the climate space, but also for seasoned professionals looking to build and find talent to work with! Terra helped me learn a ton about climate risk and sustainability and explore nascent areas like Blue Carbon. Would highly recommend.
Shatakshi Asthana
@arnav_mari Thank you for your kind words and for being a part of the Terra.do community!
Anshuman Bapna
@arnav_mari Learnt a ton from you Arnav - excited about what you're building next in climate.
Leone Baron
Terra.do is the connective tissue rapidly accelerating the global transition from workforce we have into the workforce our future needs. It's no surprise that every community member becomes a huge advocate for your work. Go team!
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you for all your support @leone_baron and the continued partnership between our communities to drive climate action at scale. Terra.do's journey wouldn't be the same without MCJ Collective!
Anshuman Bapna
@leone_baron Leone, love the energy you bring to another spectacular community (and luckily for us, our investor) - MCJ!
Apoorv Garg
Terra.do has taken a vastly overwhelming problem statement, of climate change and action, and broken it down into easily understandable and actionable steps. Anyone looking to learn, act and work on climate has an accessible path via Terra.do to be the change that they want to see around them!
Anshuman Bapna
@apoorvgarg Grateful that you're taking your incredible skills at Tesla and others to the climatetech space in India.
Mohit Gupta
Terra.do team is off to solving a critical part of a complex & layered problem of climate change & they are doing it with great care and quality. I would highly recommended it to people with an interest in this domain.
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you for supporting our mission @mohitcharu!
Anshuman Bapna
@mohitcharu Learned from the very best :)
Arjun SriHari
I've always vehemently recommended Terra.do to people that ask me and to those who are interested in transitioning to a career in climate. To be honest, with 5 years under my belt as a co-founder in the rooftop solar industry in India, I didn't really expect to be exposed to all that much when I signed up for their flagship course Learning for Action back in the summer of 2021. But boy was I seriously mistaken! The course is designed for those who want to do it part time - but the wealth of resources, additional knowledge and experts at hand mean that you could do it full time and still barely scratch the surface of what is potentially on offer. It truly has something for everyone and covers a host of different disciplines and industries. To my mind, the most powerful tool is the network that one is inducted into and that is what I relish even over a year after graduating from the course. The time to act on climate is NOW and Terra.do is the perfect springboard to catapult yourself into a space that desperately needs all of us to pull our weight and come together to secure a future for our children and grandchildren.
Kirti Manian
@ajdjembe Thanks so much Arjun. The time for action is indeed now and we really are pleased that we could help you along in your journey and learning too!
Anshuman Bapna
@ajdjembe You're all too kind. As a founder, you understand better than most how lonely building by yourself can be. Just like you, I've constantly found peer support & inspiration from founders like yourself building in this space. Thanks for what you do and being an active part of the Terra community!
Adam W. Barney
I'm proud to be a fellow of the flagship Terra.do Learning for Action program and excited to see them here on Product Hunt as they continue to drive ahead on the mission to get 100 million people working on climate solutions this decade. The leaders, mentors, community, and programs they have put together are top-notch in preparing folks like me and across all disciplines to enter the climate fight. It's been a critical stepping stone on my climate journey and has given me the tools and trusted support to make a move into the climate space, operating as a Growth Coach to help bring others into the climate fight. They are grounded in science and data, meticulously update course content, and have an active, passionate, supportive community leading the fight in climate action. It is highly recommended as a step to get your butt in the seat for climate action!
Anshuman Bapna
@adam_barney It's an absolute privilege to play a small role in the climate journeys of incredibly motivated & talented individuals like yourself. Grateful!
Dinesh Pai
Super glad to have invested in and to work alongside @anshuman_bapna and Terra. Enabling folks to land climate-focused jobs in various industries is quite a nice initiative. Offering edtech solutions comprising cohort-based climate learning programs for venture capital firms, and software engineers, among others, can have a lasting impact on the ecosystem. The mission to help 100 Mn people work in climate this decade is something we also would like to see happen. :)
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you for your believing in us @dinesh_pai! We are so grateful for your support
Anshuman Bapna
@dinesh_pai appreciate the shoutout! And incredibly supportive of all that you & the Rainmatter team are doing to solve for this crisis.
Mekin Maheshwari
I deeply believe that the way to solve complex problems - is to have highly motivated & capable talent be focused on the problem. Climate change is probably amongst the top 3 most complex & impactful problems of our times. And it is so new to all of humanity ... that if we were to wait for capabilities to be built & universities to change their curriculums, etc ... it would be too late for humanity. Terra's approach to rapidly accelerating: bringing & enabling talent to the climate change front - I think will be pivotal. The feedback from the cohorts that they have already worked with - reflects very high customer focus & a missionary zeal.
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you for supporting our mission @mekin_maheshwari1!
Anshuman Bapna
@mekin_maheshwari1 Inspired from the very best :) Education, jobs and starting up: everything the entire world needs more of.
Quinn Emmett
So proud of this team and so thankful this incredible service exists. A true world-changer. I'm grateful to be small investor in Anshuman and his crew. 100 million or bust!
Anshuman Bapna
@quinnemmett 100M or bust indeed Quinn, and stoked to have you be a part of this long journey!
Harsh Shah
One of the best out there for anyone to do anything climate related. Whether you’re new to the space or a veteran! Great community and great courses! More power to the team!
Shatakshi Asthana
@harsh88shah Thank you for your support and for being a part of this journey with us!
Anshuman Bapna
@harsh88shah Means a lot coming from someone as seasoned as you!
Cody Simms
I was in the very first cohort of Terra.do back in the spring/summer of 2020 and have seen the team drive so much impact in terms of helping people transition into productive climate-focused work. We invested into the company's seed round via our venture fund at MCJ Collective. Terra.do was foundational to my own climate journey and helped me meet so many people who have supported me along the way.
Anshuman Bapna
@cody_simms we should practically anoint you as a co-founder!
Arushi Wasan
I am grateful that I started my climate action journey with Terra.do. It is an extraordinary platform enabling us to work towards solving this big, hairy problem with knowledge, passion, and empathy!
Benjamin Bolton
Thank you @arushi_wasan! As a fellow of Terra.do's first cohort I share the same sentiment!
Anshuman Bapna
@arushi_wasan And you exemplify that 200% Arushi, grateful to work with you!
Dhruv Sharma
Great collaboration and mission statement. Love everything Terra.do stands for. Providing a space for climate conscious opportunities is going to be a defining next step forward for us. Keep up the great work.@shatakshi_asthana
Amy Curtis
Before joining Terra.do, I had a great deal of climate anxiety. The problem felt insurmountable, each individual action insignificant. Joining Terra.do has been the greatest antidote to that anxiety. I've discovered that a vast array of climate solutions exist, and that incredible people around the world are working — in such creative and imaginative ways — to implement them. I know a single job, a single company, or a single policy alone can't solve climate change. But when 100M innovative, resourceful, & tenacious people work on climate change solutions together, I absolutely believe that a vibrant, bountiful and regenerative future is possible. Terra.do is creating the place to learn about climate solutions, discover climate companies, and meet really thoughtful folks from every corner of the globe. (Plus @anshuman_bapna and @kamal_kapadia are just legitimately good people.) So, what are you waiting for? Join Terra.do!
Anshuman Bapna
@kamal_kapadia @amy_curtis you're the renewable energy resource behind all this Amy!
Amit Ranjan
Congrats Terra.do for your Product Hunt launch. You are doing a terrific job with your mission of building a climate change focused professional community. This is an inspiring goal - climate change is the biggest challenge the world faces and we need to pull out all the stops in combating this existential crisis. Terra is an early bird and an emerging thought leader in this field - best wishes on your journey.
Anshuman Bapna
@amit_ranjan Thanks so much Amit, and for being a supporter from Day 1 (i.e. even before we knew what exactly we were trying to do!)
Kamal Kapadia
Co-founder of Terra.do here—I’ve been working in climate for 24 years and Terra.do is the most inspiring, fun and motivating work I’ve ever been involved in. Very grateful to @pollock for hunting us. Especially grateful to our founder @anshuman_bapna for talking me into this exciting adventure. As part of my job I keep up on all the latest climate research and news, and the people of Terra.do are the antidote to any climate anxiety I feel. We have an amazing team and most importantly, we now have thousands of people in our vibrant community, many having made a successful transition into climate work, and others on their way! THIS is how we’re going to solve climate change: by getting as many people as possible working on the problem. That’s our mission at Terra.do!
Anshuman Bapna
@pollock @kamal_kapadia1 We have to thank Cafe Terra for having us meet Kamal :)