498: The never-told stories of founding Tradewind & Savion - Rob Freeman, Geoff Coventry, & Matt Gilhausen, Part 2

Published: July 21, 2022, 9 a.m.

If you missed Part 1 of this epic 2-part interview, I recommend you queue that one up first\u2026that\u2019s why they go in order ;-) \n\nIn Part 1, we learned what a technology entrepreneur, a musician turned engineer and a corporate attorney have in common: They built TradeWind Energy and had not one but TWO successful exits as a team on virtually the same platform. If you haven\u2019t heard of Tradewind, or Savion, well you\u2019re in for a ride. Tune in to hear how these 3 unlikely business partners engineered a 2-decade run together and managed to build (and sell) 2 of the most successful renewables development platforms in the world. \n\nIn this Part 2, Rob, Geoff & Matt talk about the major inflection points in Tradewind, the evolution of the business to include solar and later storage, the creation of Savion, and all the fun details (that they\u2019re allowed to discuss) related to scaling and selling both businesses. There are bits you\u2019d expect (like they nearly went broke), and bits you might not (...) but they didn\u2019t really hold anything back. \n\nI promised you\u2019d be rewarded for sticking through it, just like they were. Thanks for tuning in to Part 2. Let\u2019s go!\n\nIf you want to connect with today's guest, you\u2019ll find links to their contact info (linked, twitter, etc) in the show notes over on the blog.\n\nSunCast is presented by Sungrow, the world\u2019s most bankable inverter brand.\n\nYou can learn more about all the sponsors who help make this show free for you, here: www.mysuncast.com/sponsors\n\nRemember you can always find the resources and learn more about today\u2019s guest, recommendations, book links, and more than 495 other founder stories and startup advice at www.mysuncast.com.\n\nYou can connect with me, Nico Johnson, on Twitter or LinkedIn.