Andres Wydleris a clean tech executive based in San Francisco, formerly with BPL Global, a smart grid company. He cofounded the Constellation Investment Group of angel investors. In January, he delivered a sold out lecture serieson clean tech entrepreneurship at Stanford University and will repeat the seriesthis summer.
I sat down with Andres at a Sand Hill Road venture capital firm to discuss the reasons for the huge demand for his class; what outstanding startups he discovered at Stanford; his thoughts on the morale of venture capitalists today, and his future expectations for the green sector. We also covered:
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Guy gives some insights into what has made the iPhone so successful. ( Apple just announced second quarter revenues are up 9% thanks to strong sales of iPhones and iPods) We also discuss the green revolution, religion, death magnets and:
Why he disputes that he’s a legend…yet
Why being a legend should NOT be your goal in life
His advice to young entrepreneurs and what he learned from Virgin founder Richard Branson
The interview was recorded at Garage Technology Partners in Palo Alto on April 8th, 2009
Guy’s green tip: he recently installed low-flow shower heads in his home and bought the Samsung front loadingclotheswasher (Model WM2487HWM).
Result: he’s halved his monthly water usage. Impressive stuff.
In part two of our interview (coming soon), Guy gives his take on the Amazon Kindle, the future of venture capitalism and explains why he can never drive a Prius. Hint: it’s something to do with their…um… aesthetics. He revealed his strong views before he knew I was a Prius driver and proud of it…makes for some interesting listening!
Guy’s green tip: he recently installed low-flow shower heads in his home and bought the Samsung front loading clothes 
