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Stupid hiring trick - converting our referral into a ski trip...(energysavvy.com)
2 points by aarong 15y ago|0 comments
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Nukes vs. Efficiency (theenergycollective.com)
3 points by aarong 15y ago|2 comments
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by aarong 16y ago
Good stuff. My only objection is, as a hiring manager, I don't really care what format the resume is in. With me, candidates can use a text file, word or a napkin if it's clear. Just help me understand your education, career track, any key
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by aarong 16y ago
Rock on guys~
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by aarong 16y ago
Sweet post... this should be a great blog to follow. Thanks for doing Rand!
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by aarong 16y ago
Rock! Congrats Ed and Francis on the launch. FWIW, Ed and Francis are incredibly great guys...
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Usable vs. Useful? Online Energy Modeling(energysavvy.com)
9 points by aarong 16y ago|0 comments
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by aarong 16y ago
Depressing.... but,
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by aarong 16y ago
Good post.. But I do think this general line of argument is a bit one sided. IMO there's just no one size that fits all. Some things have more R&D up front and that costs cash, others less so. Each business needs to try to figure out
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by aarong 16y ago
Looks awesome, expensive though. Maybe there could be a pricing option based on volume? Maybe there is and I haven't seen it yet...
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by aarong 16y ago
Ha. How would consultants make their money if this was easier to figure out? It's natural for any smart person to ask "Why would someone who sells energy want to drive energy efficiency?." The short version is utility spending on energy eff
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by aarong 16y ago
You are right that it's not an apples/apples comparison regarding environmental damage, destruction, loss of life, etc... No question. The comparison isn't really trying to do that though. I think the point is to compare "oil spill economi
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by aarong 16y ago
What is really cool is that the $10k can often reduce a home's POWER demand by 30%. Pricing varies, but this gets to around $0.12-$0.5/kW. BUT. That's kW not kWH (e.g power, not energy). So the power demand reduction translates to energy sa
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by aarong 16y ago
Too true...
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by aarong 16y ago
This post helps raise some of the issues. I agree with webwright that it's just one factor though. It seems like considering pre money valuation as an output aligns you with the kind of thinking on the other side of the table - though I'm n
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From Software to Energy Efficiency (energysavvy.com)
38 points by aarong 16y ago|13 comments
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by aarong 16y ago
Joe seems to be one of those hybrid hungry entrepreneur types that happens to have an MBA. I went through the same debate and decided to skip the MBA, but I have friends that went Joe's route and it can clearly work. So in the end, it's mo