Austin Devaney (AustinDevaney on Twitter) is the Chief Commercial Officer at Piedmont Lithium and a former executive at AlbemarleTopics:Austin’s early days in the lithium worldHow customer needs have evolvedLithium quality requirements for EVsSQM’s curious & value destroying “20% price decrease letter” from several years agoWhy high prices aren’t able to quickly fix high prices in the lithium spaceThe legacy of late lithium projectsShout out to Eric NorrisOEMs – slow to understand lithiumThe Inflation Reduction ActWhat Elon Musk doesn’t understand about the lithium industryLithium in North Carolina: “Back to the Future”Piedmont’s permitting issuesBrine vs hard rockLepidolite – the new high cost umbrella?Why prices will stay high for yearsRapid Fire