A decade ago, Sal Khan envisioned using technology to tailor education to individual and community needs.
In the early years of the home solar panel market, systems cost upwards of $30,000 and took 15 years to pay for themselves. Navin Chaddha, managing director of Mayfield, explains that SolarCity’s innovative financing solution had nothing to do with technology. He encourages entrepreneurs to think about gaining market advantage through nontechnical means.