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What we are doing is super simple. Equity ownership in real, operating solar panels. There is nothing particularly synthetic or structured about these investmen
by yepnopemaybe 4y ago
What we are doing is super simple. Equity ownership in real, operating solar panels. There is nothing particularly synthetic or structured about these investments (i.e. like BNPL, etc.)
We need enough scale to move a large (20M+) facility, but beyond that scale will only help insofar as bringing on follow on investments and referrals becomes a bit easier. We may also do some institutional stuff, but for the time being, we are 100% consumer focused and always will be.
Our innovation is to bring a consumer experience and true design focus to investing. Instead of treating retail investors like tiny little hedge funds, we design the product to match their expectations of what 'ownership' should be.
- foobiekr 4y agoThat is not a competitive differentiator.
- yepnopemaybe 4y agoShow me where I can buy an operating solar panel if I don't have a suburban rooftop. Would make my life so much easier!
- ac29 4y agoYou can buy dividend paying shares of companies who operate utility scale solar power plants. No, those shares dont equal a specific panel, but should that really matter to an investor?
- seoaeu 4y agoOwning a specific solar panel seems strictly worse. What if yours malfunctions and has to be replaced? Averaged over all the solar panels in the plant that might be a negligible risk, but if you own just one then you could be the unlucky investor that randomly suffers a total loss
- chiefalchemist 4y agoFair point. But what about insurance? Certainly that would cover it. That said, for some there's the appeal of investing locally, presuming the panel is say intra-state. That type of investing pays different dividends (e.g., grow local tax base, grows local jobs, etc.) Some accept the trade-offs.
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