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Masters of Scale

Rapid Response: Solar energy’s time to shine, w/Sunrun’s Mary Powell

Masters of Scale

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

4.64.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

While gasoline prices soar, solar company Sunrun is poised to usher in a customer-led revolution of distributed energy technologies. Sunrun’s CEO Mary Powell combats a “no and slow” culture to transform more homes into virtual energy plants by preaching optimism and scorning bureaucracy. She’s moving with urgency to create a cleaner and more cost-effective future as fast as possible.

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0:00.0

Hey listeners, this is Jordan, executive producer of Masters of Scale.

0:04.2

Nearly every entrepreneur we've had on the show has faced something unexpected in their

0:08.2

career.

0:09.2

And what I've noticed is that it's often these unexpected moments that lead to the greatest

0:13.8

learnings.

0:14.8

So, with that in mind, I want to tell you about another podcast that does a fantastic

0:19.2

job of shedding some light on the unexpected.

0:22.4

It's called 99% Invisible.

0:24.9

And it's all about the unnoticed elements of architecture and design that end up having

0:29.2

a huge impact on our lives.

0:32.0

In each episode of 99% Invisible, you'll hear surprising stories about the people, inventions,

0:37.9

and ideas that shape our world.

0:40.5

It's such a fascinating show because design is everywhere, perhaps most importantly in

0:45.8

the places where we've just stopped noticing.

0:48.5

You can follow and listen to 99% Invisible wherever you get your podcasts.

0:53.0

And now, onto the show.

0:55.6

Let's face it, it's grandpa's electric system.

0:59.2

It's fundamentally like an old technological way to think about delivering energy.

1:05.0

How do we just move to that next grid of the future?

1:08.0

Oh no, it's not complicated at all.

1:11.4

It really isn't.

1:14.6

You get to move to this kind of energy source at a rate that's lower than your paying for

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