What niche has the Westly Group carved out for itself in this marketplace?
We’re focused on later-stage clean teach firms—firms that we think will go public in the next 12–24 months, firms with real revenues—so I know I can put my background in marketing and business development (as well as my network of contacts throughout California) to help grow these firms and make them successful. What is the promise of the green tech firms in your investment portfolio? Let me choose three of them. One is Tesla Motors, where I sit on the board. This is a company that has the ability to change the auto industry as we know it in America. Tesla produces the first major zero emissions vehicle, which goes from zero to 60 in less than four seconds, has a range of 200 miles, and will be on the streets later this year, so that’s exciting. We’re involved in two solar companies. One is Akeena Solar, which is one of the largest residential solar installers in the United States. I think everybody understands that if you can get to a point where you don’t have to pay a penny for elec
