Can you give a quick summary of the non-hardware problems that need solving and can be solved by an outsider to the industry with no connections? Not having any

Can you give a quick summary of the non-hardware problems that need solving and can be solved by an outsider to the industry with no connections? Not having any knowledge of solar, it seems like the only thing to do is have something that monitors the panels and their energy output, which as far as I know already exists. IoT solutions (like a smart washer knowing when to run) are still largely hardware driven and not feasible for bootstrapping. Working on stuff like smart grids, demand response, inventory tracking, security, etc seem like something the big companies who own the infrastructure need to be doing. Some random entrepreneur isn't exactly in a position to make solutions for these giant companies because there's no way to have access to the information needed. And even then, selling software to giant companies is hard as shit, and if you strike out there's not exactly a lot of other customers to sell to. It just doesn't seem like an environment conducive to entrepreneurship.