Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago
Matt Candler has been scaling companies and coaching people who lead them for 25 years. In 2010, he launched an organization called 4.0 to help entrepreneurs build better learning spaces and tools. More than 1,500 4.0 alumni now serve millions of families across the US. Matt’s been into electrification for 17 years. He started building electric motorcycles in 2006, mostly as a scheme to justify buying new tools; his bikes have been on TV shows like Ride with Norman Reedus and in books on the future of transport like The Current. In 2019, he began serving as an an advisor to B2U Storage Solutions, operator of the largest second-life electric car battery power plant in the USA. In 2021, he helped start one of the largest micro-grid projects in the US, Together New Orleans’ Community Lighthouse, where 85 houses of faith and non-profits will be equipped with solar and energy storage. Matt helps people switch to electric vehicles and appliances at My Next Electric.
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
2:14 - Makita 9032 Belt Sander: makitatools.com/products/details/9032
8:13 - JackRabbit ebike: https://jackrabbit.bike
18:13 - NeoCharge Smart Splitter: getneocharge.com/products/neocharge-smart-splitter
27:39 - Rewiring America Inflation Reduction Act calculator: rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator
33:40 - My Next Electric: mynextelectric.com
Matt would like to give the Cool Tools community a special discount of 50% off any class at mynextelectric.com — use “cooltools” at checkout.
Links:
Website: mattcandler.io
My Next Electric: mynextelectric.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mynextelectric
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mcandler
Night Shift Bikes: nightshiftbikes.com
Soft Skills Hard Tech: softskillsforhardtech.com
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/matt-candler-founder-of-my-next-electric
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7
Matt Candler has been scaling companies and coaching people who lead them for 25 years. In 2010, he launched an organization called 4.0 to help entrepreneurs build better learning spaces and tools. More than 1,500 4.0 alumni now serve millions of families across the US. Matt’s been into electrification for 17 years. He started building electric motorcycles in 2006, mostly as a scheme to justify buying new tools; his bikes have been on TV shows like Ride with Norman Reedus and in books on the future of transport like The Current. In 2019, he began serving as an an advisor to B2U Storage Solutions, operator of the largest second-life electric car battery power plant in the USA. In 2021, he helped start one of the largest micro-grid projects in the US, Together New Orleans’ Community Lighthouse, where 85 houses of faith and non-profits will be equipped with solar and energy storage. Matt helps people switch to electric vehicles and appliances at My Next Electric.
TOOLS:
0:00 - Intro
2:14 - Makita 9032 Belt Sander: makitatools.com/products/details/9032
8:13 - JackRabbit ebike: https://jackrabbit.bike
18:13 - NeoCharge Smart Splitter: getneocharge.com/products/neocharge-smart-splitter
27:39 - Rewiring America Inflation Reduction Act calculator: rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator
33:40 - My Next Electric: mynextelectric.com
Matt would like to give the Cool Tools community a special discount of 50% off any class at mynextelectric.com — use “cooltools” at checkout.
Links:
Website: mattcandler.io
My Next Electric: mynextelectric.com
Instagram: instagram.com/mynextelectric
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/mcandler
Night Shift Bikes: nightshiftbikes.com
Soft Skills Hard Tech: softskillsforhardtech.com
For show notes and transcript visit: kk.org/cooltools/matt-candler-founder-of-my-next-electric
If you're enjoying the Cool Tools podcast, check out our paperback book Four Favorite Tools: Fantastic tools by 150 notable creators, available in both Color or B&W on Amazon: geni.us/fourfavoritetools
To sign up to be a guest on the show, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/qc496XB6bGbrAEKK7
