tech2mkt Bloghttp://www.tech2mkt.com/blog/en-US2008-12-03T23:44:54ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Think Big. Get close to your customers in US.http://www.tech2mkt.com/blog/think-big-get-close-to-your-customers-in-us.htmlPaul2008-11-08T00:57:24ZHere is a nice interview with Jeremy Liew of Lightspeed Ventures featured in TechNation Australia.

Jeremy's direct style shines through. My favourite quotes:

What are some of the most common mistakes you see aussie start-ups making?

Not thinking big enough. Focusing on technology instead of customer problems. Not looking for a global perspective in employees, leadership and investors early enough.

What do you think is stopping Australia from becoming a leading global tech-hub?

Market Size. Aussie companies need to look to global markets, and that means relocating closer to customers, so there is a limited runway that a company can have while based in Australia.

What advice would give an Aussie startup considering making the move to the US now?

The time to move to the US (or anywhere that is close to your markets) is when you’re ready to talk to customers. No need to move before that. But you must do it once you’re talking to customers. Otherwise, it is just too hard to stay top of mind as a startup.

What is the one bit of advice you would give a startup founder?

You can change your team, you can change your technology, but you can’t change your market.

Bottom Line: It won't take you long to read, but you will learn a lot.

]]>CPV: Devil is in the detailhttp://www.tech2mkt.com/blog/cpv-devil-is-in-the-detail.htmlPaul2008-09-05T20:09:23Z3 part review of concentrating photovoltaics (CPV) suggesting that the technology might be "stuck in the middle" between "the rapidly commodifying silicon solar market and the well-financed high-output concentrated solar thermal market."

HCPV is defiantly in the middle, but I would not discount HCPV just yet. LCPV on the other hand will find it tough to penetrate the market as PV prices fall, even if they can achieve a significant $/KWhr advantage.

For HCPV there is room for high-DNI applications between large PV and small CST. Project developers will like the smaller foot print if $/KWhr can be hit and reliability proven (but that acceptance will take time). TJ-cells are only now reaching the minimum efficiencies required to make HCPV work.

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