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Lessons for CleanTech Entrepreneurs: Raychem CEO Paul Cook (Part 3)
[This part of the story is written by Paul Cook] Our first crisis occurred in September when the “tube” of our GE EBG burned out. Halperin got the job of getting a new tube fast so that our manufacturing could continue. The new tube didn’t work nor the one after that nor the one after
Lessons for CleanTech Entrepreneurs: Raychem CEO Paul Cook (Part 2)
[This part of the story is written by Paul Cook himself] Late in 1956, I rented a building in Redwood City, bought some used office furniture and arranged to acquire the world’s first commercial electron beam generator from the General Electric Company. I moved in on New Year’s Day 1957. I hired a handful of
Lessons for CleanTech Entrepreneurs: Raychem CEO Paul Cook (Part 1)
Paul Cook is a legend. I had the great honor to spend some time with Paul over the last few weeks, understanding the story of how he built Raychem from scratch. Today, Silicon Valley has embarked on yet another evolution in its history, and has been consistently committing huge chunks of capital on a genre
Green Films by Young Filmmakers
Austin (13) and Arianna (11) Tamaddon’s award winning claymation films from the Green Film Festival are a must see! * The Happy Hybrid and the Polluting Pickup * Mr. Gopher While Austin won in a children’s category, Ariana has won in the adult category, and received her prize while on stage with 2 adults, both
Social Entrepreneur: Harish Hande (Part 14)
We continue our discussion on India’s economic development, and the gaining affluence of the middle class. Harish challenges the common statements that there is high economic growth, countering that the growth only affects a very limited portion of the population. SM: So the middle class has created affluence. HH: 18% of the wealth is with
Social Entrepreneur: Harish Hande (Part 13)
Here Harish and I begin a more philosophical discussion regarding the recent economic development of India. SM: Of course the people you are dealing with are operating in a capital market, and they get rewarded by maximizing shareholder value. The solution you need does not exist. HH: The logic that we are doing it in
Social Entrepreneur: Harish Hande (Part 12)
The recent solar energy boom in Germany has placed a significant strain on Selco. Selco will need to face the possibility of continued high demand in developed countries which are already highly industrialized, can pay big dollars, and suck up the supply of solar panels. SM: One of the points I would like to discuss
Social Entrepreneur: Harish Hande (Part 11)
We continue our discussion on the challenges of human resources, and then move on to discuss business strategy. Selco has developed quite well to date by offering unique services and customized solutions. However, they now face the difficulty of hiring strategic thinkers who can continue this model for such low pay. The need to productize
