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# Eric Thompson

**Headline:** Professional profile
**Location:** Berkeley, CA, USA

## About

Eric Thompson is a clean-energy commercial co-founder and senior contributor whose most recent startup was Windscape AI, a SaaS machine-learning product for wind turbine operations. Eric focuses on bringing AI-enabled operational technology to the wind sector, with a straightforward commercial proposition: helping customers make more money from their assets. He has sold to large independent power producers with wind portfolios and is experienced in enterprise sales cycles lasting six to nine months or longer. Eric has closed deals with annual contract values ranging from $50,000 to $200,000. His work has included leading commercialization across offshore wind ventures and navigating the realities of startup building. After Windscape AI faced funding challenges, the business was spun out to a European company. Eric’s background combines clean-energy technology, commercial development, enterprise sales, and co-founder experience in wind-operations software.

## Highlights

- Most recently built Windscape AI, a SaaS machine-learning product for wind turbine operations.
- Closed enterprise deals with annual contract values of $50,000 to $200,000.
- Managed enterprise sales cycles lasting six to nine months or longer.
- Sold to large independent power producers with wind assets.
- Led commercialization across offshore wind ventures.
- Worked as both a co-founder and a senior contributor.
- Navigated funding challenges at Windscape AI, which was subsequently spun out to a European company.
- Focused the commercial proposition for wind-operations technology on helping customers make more money from their assets.

## FAQ

### What does Eric do?

Eric Thompson is a clean-energy commercial co-founder and senior contributor. His most recent startup was Windscape AI, a SaaS machine-learning product for wind turbine operations.

### What is Eric strongest at?

Eric’s strengths include commercializing AI-enabled wind-operations technology, selling into large energy organizations, managing long enterprise sales cycles, and building as a co-founder and senior contributor.

### What was Eric’s role at Windscape AI?

Windscape AI was Eric’s most recent startup. It was a SaaS machine-learning product designed for wind turbine operations.

### What problem did Windscape AI address?

Eric’s work at Windscape AI centered on applying machine learning to wind turbine operations, with the commercial objective of helping customers make more money from their wind assets.

### Who has Eric sold to?

Eric sold to large independent power producers with wind assets.

### What size deals has Eric closed?

Eric has closed deals with annual contract values ranging from $50,000 to $200,000.

### What enterprise sales-cycle experience does Eric have?

Eric has experience with enterprise sales cycles lasting six to nine months or longer.

### What offshore wind commercialization experience does Eric have?

Eric has led commercialization across offshore wind ventures.

### What happened to Windscape AI after its funding challenges?

After funding challenges at Windscape AI, the company was spun out to a European company.

### What leadership experience does Eric have?

Eric has worked both as a co-founder and as a senior contributor.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-thompson-clean-tech-bizdev-exec

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