P39: 🎊 Group Call XVIII 🎊 Solar Power, Renewable Energy, & More Business Q's
Video & Audio of Our Call:
Background:
For our Group Call 18, we have the very smart Aviv Shalgi returning as our guest. Aviv is here to answer all topics from renewable energy businesses to the SpaceX program sending people to the moon for free. If you want to listen to his interview, check out Episode 202. He is running a new startup called Solar Simplified, which is revolutionizing the way renewable energy is distributed and bringing it to the masses. If you need advice or want to bounce off ideas, don't hesitate to reach out to him. He is always happy to meet new people and help in any way he can! He is also open to interviews, speaking engagements, and hearing about interesting consulting / advisory / board opportunities.
Aviv is a Business Development and Corporate Development professional with several successful M&A, VC investments, and joint ventures under his belt (from conceptualization, sourcing, modeling, diligence, to closing and merger), in addition to building two successful startups (one acquisition, one IPO) as a co-founder and a first business employee.
For 6+ years, Aviv has been a Board Member, Mentor, and Advisor to many entrepreneurs, startups, investors, VCs, and non-profit organizations. In the past, he served as a Captain in the IDF (Israel’s “Eyes in the sky”) and worked in Hardware and Management Consulting, and received multiple innovation excellence awards, including The Major-General of Intelligence Corps award for Creative Thinking.
Time-Stamped Show Notes:
- [1:18] Aviv: has one daily or weekly goal that has to be achieved no matter what.
- [6:35] Austin: brings up the question about doing things tomorrow rather than doing it right now.
- [7:19] Aviv: talks about work-life balance and getting someone to hold you accountable in order to finish your goals.
- [14:11] Austin: agrees with Aviv about the risk of having investors and letting them down.
- [15:05] Aviv: shares the story of how he and his business partner tried to find investors for their previous startup.
- [16:55] Austin: reads a question from a group caller regarding how to turn off being always responsible.
- [20:16] Aviv: during the weekend, he tries to relax and watch tv shows at Netflix and Hulu.
- [21:33] Austin: recommends the funniest show he has seen on TV called Nathan For You.
- [29:19] Aviv: the hardest thing he’s dealing with now is educating people about his company.
- [32:11] Mary: wants to know the process for consumers when signing up for Solar Simplified.
- [33:14] Aviv: explains in detail the process and what the consumers are getting when they sign up for Solar Simplified.
- [40:23] Austin: curious about how Aviv finds his customers.
- [44:49] Aviv: informs everyone that Space X has opened an enrollment for a free trip to the moon.
- [52:26] Jeremy: asks Aviv if the alternative energy sources like the Tesla battery could affect the Solar Simplified market.
- [58:06] Emily: has been getting ads on YouTube about solar power and she wants to know more about this.
- [1:07:16] Aviv: encourages everyone to contact him if they need help with their business.
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Key Point from Our Group Call:
- Aviv: “I think if you’re not having fun in your business, you might need to look for another business, or you need to figure out how to make it more fun.”
Resources Mentioned:
- Email: [email protected]
- LinkedIn: AvivShalgi
- Twitter: @SolarSim
- Facebook: @solarsimplifiedusa
- Crunchbase: Aviv Shalgi
- SolarSimplified.com
- Forbes Profile: Aviv Shalgi
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