"The component of entrepreneurship that really matters is domain expertise. The way to become Larry Page was to become an expert on search. And the way to becom

"The component of entrepreneurship that really matters is domain expertise. The way to become Larry Page was to become an expert on search. And the way to become an expert on search was to be driven by genuine curiosity, not some ulterior motive. At its best, starting a startup is merely an ulterior motive for curiosity. And you'll do it best if you introduce the ulterior motive toward the end of the process. So here is the ultimate advice for young would-be startup founders, boiled down to two words: just learn." It's not about the money, it's not about how old you are, it's not about giving up, it's not about tricks or hacks and it's not about the obvious path. For me it's about the curiosity of genuinely wanting to understand how the world generates, transports and consumes energy and how I can remove the barriers and inefficiencies of transitioning our global society towards using clean energy more efficiently and cost effectively so we can mitigate the effects of climate change.