{"podcast":{"title":"Legends N Leaders","slug":"legends-n-leaders-6687872","podcast_index_feed_id":6687872,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e2cceed4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-weiss9","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37950813/37950813-1685380623554-719197507466b.jpg","author":"Ben Weiss","episode_count":588,"summary":"Our goal is to breakdown how legends and leaders achieved their success so you can become the greatest version of yourself! The path of each individual will be discussed highlighting the steps taken towards their achievement. We desire to simplify success, making it relatable, for you to take one step forward towards achievement.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T04:17:44.654448+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-n-leaders-6687872"},"episode":{"title":"Simon Litsyn: Co-Founding StoreDot & Now Building XtraLit to Transform the Future of Energy","slug":"simon-litsyn-co-founding-storedot-now-building-xtralit-to-transform-the-future-of-energy","published_at":"2026-07-27T16:50:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-n-leaders-6687872/simon-litsyn-co-founding-storedot-now-building-xtralit-to-transform-the-future-of-energy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-n-leaders-6687872","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ben-weiss9/episodes/Simon-Litsyn-Co-Founding-StoreDot--Now-Building-XtraLit-to-Transform-the-Future-of-Energy-e3mjql5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e2cceed4/podcast/play/123381861/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-27%2F428698189-44100-2-1e85a330df51b.mp3","summary":"Simon Litsyn, co-founder of StoreDot and CEO of XtraLit, joins LegendsNLeaders to share his journey building companies at the forefront of battery and energy technology. Simon takes us through the early days of StoreDot, the mission to develop extreme fast-charging battery technology, and what he learned building an ambitious deep-tech company focused on solving some of the biggest challenges facing electric vehicles and energy storage. Now, Simon is leading XtraLit, an energy technology company focused on lithium extraction and helping unlock new sources of one of the world's most important battery materials. In this episode, Simon shares why he decided to build again, the opportunity he saw in lithium, and the challenges of turning complex scientific breakthroughs into scalable businesses. We also discuss batteries, electric vehicles, lithium supply, energy independence, deep-tech entrepreneurship, and where Simon believes the future of energy is headed. #SimonLitsyn #XtraLit #StoreDot #Lithium #BatteryTechnology #EnergyTech #Energy #ElectricVehicles #EV #CleanTech","meta_description":"Simon Litsyn, co-founder of StoreDot and CEO of XtraLit, joins LegendsNLeaders to share his journey building companies at the forefront of battery and ene…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1889,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/legends-n-leaders-6687872/episodes/simon-litsyn-co-founding-storedot-now-building-xtralit-to-transform-the-future-of-energy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/legends-n-leaders-6687872/simon-litsyn-co-founding-storedot-now-building-xtralit-to-transform-the-future-of-energy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}