From Greenpeace To Green Power: Sungevity CEO Danny Kennedy (Part 4)

SM: Do you offer rebate information for all the states and regions? DK: We are only doing business in California, but we do cover rebates for all the cities as well as all of the utilities. That is very complex, and some of the most difficult stuff we have had to do on the backend

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Redesign That: Online Personal Finance (Part 5)

By guest authors Charles W. Bush and Kathy Hwang of 3Strand Innovation, a brand, design and business consultancy. This week we’re continuing with our redesign of Wesabe.com, a money management/social networking site. Shown below is our redesign concept for Wesabe’s member homepage. Catering to Generation Y’s needs, our design approach is to make the homepage

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There Is No ‘I’ in CEO
(not if you’re a good CEO)

By Guest Author Tony Scott Last night, I went to a very interesting panel discussion of young Japanese-American CEOs here in Silicon Valley. The point that struck me the most was that all agreed that a great CEO is not an individual hero, but more like someone who builds and coaches a winning sports team.

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From Greenpeace To Green Power: Sungevity CEO Danny Kennedy (Part 3)

SM: Are you an exchange hub matching contractors with consumers? DK: It is not as e-marketplace as that sounds. We need to have a more concrete relationship between us and the customer, us and the contractor, and match them appropriately.

Forbes Column 2009: India – Where Angels Fear To Trade

For those of you asking for synthesis on the India discussions, the first one is on Forbes today. India: Where Angels Fear to Trade discusses the seed investment problem and offers a solution, perhaps the most pragmatic solution under current circumstances. Comments welcome. Even more welcome are responses from people who are trying this strategy.

From Greenpeace To Green Power: Sungevity CEO Danny Kennedy (Part 2)

SM: What is the genesis of the startup? DK: My heart’s concern is climate change and energy issues. Most of my campaign work for the past decade has been on climate concerns. I believe that in the last decade we have turned the corner from denial to awareness that it is happening.

From Greenpeace To Green Power: Sungevity CEO Danny Kennedy (Part 1)

Danny Kennedy is the co-founder and president of Sungevity. He has a diverse background as an activist, including his most recent role as the Campaigns Manager for Greenpeace Australia Pacific. In 2001 he ran Greenpeace’s California Clean Energy Campaign, which is largely responsible for the current California Solar Initiative. SM: Tell me about where you

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Deal Radar 2009: Plain Black

There can be little doubt that this earnings season is one of the bleakest in living memory for companies of all sizes and in all sectors. But as I have pointed out, open source continues to be a bright spot of hope. This blog has featured a diverse group of companies that all use open

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