Matteo Franceschetti

Being an entrepreneur…

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The Mystical Brazilian Hero

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We Don’t Need Myths

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Do Something Well

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Senna’s Way

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Global Investment Renewable Partners With Panasonic and Coronal Group

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:53:52 +0000

Today I am glad to share the details of this exciting news for Global Investment Renewable. I look forward hearing your feedback on what this means to our existing or potential business relationship:

Panasonic and Coronal Launch Energy Platform for U. S. Municipalities

Partners establish Coronal Municipal Energy Services joint venture with Global Investment Renewable to focus on public power projects.

NEWARK, NJ (March 25, 2014)— Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (Panasonic) and its strategic partner Coronal Group (Coronal) have teamed up with Global Investment Renewable (GIR) to create Coronal Municipal Energy Services (CMES). GIR brings a proven track record of success in developing more than 600 Megawatts (MW) of solar projects and has developed a 2 Gigawatt (GW) pipeline of U.S. public power projects that are poised to transform the power market. Its innovative model allows public power authorities to procure solar electricity and its associated renewable attributes at prices that are competitive with brown power alternatives. Together with the engineering and operations expertise of Panasonic and the financial acumen of Coronal, CMES expects to bring the portfolio to fruition over the next 24 months.

The Panasonic-Coronal team established a renewable energy platform that provides, best-in-breed engineering, efficient financing and long-term stable operations and management. “This joint venture with GIR continues to reinforce Panasonic’s goal to be the leading green innovation company in the electronics industry,” said Jamie Evans, head of U.S. Eco Solutions at Panasonic, “We will continue to expand our capabilities in solar with a focus on bringing innovative technological and financial solutions to the energy market.”

GIR’s innovative approach to delivering renewable energy to public entities will provide long-term stable renewable energy at competitive prices to traditional alternatives “For the first time, we have a model where projects are not limited by geography,” said Ed Feo, COO of Coronal. “We are excited about this joint venture and believe it has enormous potential to change the way public entities think about renewable energy. This year alone nearly 8 GW of distributed solar power generation capacity is expected to be added, bringing the current total capacity to more than 26 GW.”

“We have worked tirelessly to fine-tune our model to the point where we can provide renewable energy at competitive prices to traditional energy,” said GIR’s Executive Director Vaughn Millette. The municipal electricity market will reach approximately $100 billion in sales this year. We’re confident that our proprietary financial model, in combination with the backing of Panasonic, a respected global titan, and Coronal’s financial and asset management expertise, will now allow us to bring our efforts to reality and transform the way public entities view renewable energy projects.”

Marathon Capital was the exclusive financial advisor to GIR in this transaction.

About Panasonic Eco Solutions North America

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic Corporation rose to number four in Interbrand’s “Best Global Green Brands 2013”, becoming the highest ranked electronics brand in the report. Panasonic Eco Solutions develops and provides customized and integrated technology-based system solutions for enterprise customers in a variety of industries such as sports, entertainment and digital outdoor. Additionally, the company supplies renewable energy and energy-efficiency solutions to corporate and public sector organizations. For more information visit: http://www.panasonic.com and http://us.panasonic.com/business/pesna/.

About Coronal Group, LLC

Coronal Group is an alternative energy firm that develops, finances, builds and operates solar PV projects for institutions, municipalities, corporations and non-profit organizations throughout the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The Coronal team, which brings more than 80 collective years of successful asset and investment management experience, and a strong record of solar project development, has been recognized by the White House Office of Innovation and Civic Participation as thought leaders in the solar industry. For additional information, please visit www.CoronalGroup.com.

About Global Investment Renewable

Global Investment Renewable (GIR) is an international solar developer with a proven track record of developing large utility-scale solar projects in the United States and Europe. In the United States, GIR acts as a development and finance firm which facilitates the development, financing, construction, and operation of solar PV facilities. Global Investment Renewable successfully exited the European market in 2012 after selling its Italian solar energy platform to international solar and wind developer Relight Group. For more information about GIR, visit www.girenewable.com.

About Marathon Capital

Marathon Capital is a leading financial advisory and investment banking firm focused on providing financial advice in the areas of M&A, capital raising of debt and equity, project finance, tax equity, financial restructuring, recapitalization, bankruptcy and workout situations in the energy sector. Marathon Capital was recently awarded “Best Renewable Asset M&A Advisor” in Power Finance & Risk’s 10th Annual Power Finance Deals and Firms Awards in 2013. For more information, visit http://www.marathon-cap.com

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It is not about the money…

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A Special Invite…

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… to an interesting evening.

I recently got involved with FWD.us, as a supporter of their causes and hoping to make a difference in the future of immigrants in this country.

I would like to share with you an invitation to join the New York launch of its national series of panel discussions, #ThinkFWD. These panels will feature experts from tech and policy to discuss how technology is shaping the future of the American economy. This first panel also provides the opportunity to join its chapter program, which has perks such as gifts and free admission at future panels as well as conference calls with FWD.us founders.

Details on the launch below:

What: FWD.us NYC Chapter Launches #ThinkFWD
When: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014, 6:30pm
Where: AOL HQ, 770 Broadway New York, NY 10003
Panelists: Will be announced soon
Admission: $10.00 – Tickets are currently available.

They are also looking for volunteers, so if you are ready to get involved please email me.

As FWD.us is founded and backed by the top entrepreneurial minds in Silicon Valley, let’s show them how the Alley can make things happen!

How Did Pharrell Get So Lucky?

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 21:45:31 +0000

Pharrell Williams is a one-man show. He might have gotten lucky in the lottery of artistic genes, but none of his success has come the easy way. One of the hardest working music producers and creators on our generation, he continues to prove himself again and again.

A glimpse of his genius mind:

Pharrell Williams: The Midas touch

Originally published on RedBull.com – By Andreas Tzortzis on 11 March 2014 in Features

Talking success and having no fear of failure with music’s golden boy. The man in that hat is as cool as you like, his voice above a whisper but not much more, holding forth on the trouble with success, the absurdity of hit-making and why people don’t feel anymore.

Forty years on this earth, 23 of them creating the type of music that has soundtracked house parties, breathless and fumbling late nights and slow cruises through the neighbourhood, Pharrell Williams is still, remarkably, nailing it.Two global hits in 2013, Get Lucky and Blurred Lines, netted him four Grammy Awards, including his second Producer Of The Year award; another party-starter, Happy, appeared on the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack and won an Oscar nomination, and an award for its innovative 24-hour music video.But then there’s that hat and what it reveals about the taste-making gene Williams possesses. Reminiscent of Malcolm McLaren and the World’s Famous Supreme Team’s 1982 video for Buffalo Gals, it’s a Vivienne Westwood piece that first appeared on the shelves of the shop she and McLaren owned in London. Now tweeted, mocked and memed the world over, it’s almost as if Williams planned it, which he’ll assure you he didn’t, because nothing he does follows a plan so much as appears to him at the right moment, ready and willing to bring him success.That includes his new album, G I R L, his first solo project in eight years, which will probably fire our collective synapses far beyond 2014.

What are you looking for when an artist walks into your studio?
It is three things. It is, one, what they walk in saying they would like to do. It is also their energy they are naturally giving off. You know, whether it is a cab ride or it is an argument or something that they have on their mind. And then, third, it is the way that they actually sound and their vocal tone.

I always try to make sure that there is some interesting juxtaposition. So if your voice is like velvet and people are used to hearing you in things that would be conducive to a velvet voice, I would say, “Let’s try gravel music,” if that makes any sense. So there is some interesting alchemy there. And the magic is when you are able to marry those elements together.

Like, “Man, I didn’t know peanut butter and chocolate could go together.” Yeah, it is called a Reese’s Cup. But you would never know unless you tried it. So that is where I find the magic, in trying to blend different worlds together and mix it up.

In pairing and trying, there seems to be no fear of failure whatsoever.
Mmm hmm.

Do you fear failure at all? Because looking at your track record, you seem to be very consistent from success to success.
What?

The fear that maybe something isn’t working out. Maybe this track isn’t going to hit. Maybe that clothing line isn’t going to work. Do you think about it in those terms?
Yeah, I don’t even understand that. My mind can’t even process that.

And has it always been like that?
Yeah. When you love something, what are you scared of?

I suppose you are scared of negative reaction.
Well, if you are thinking about fame and success, yeah.
Check out the rest of this feature in the April 2014 issue of The Red Bulletin, the global monthly magazine. For access to the international issue, download the free app for iOS or Android now.

The March edition of The Red Bulletin is out today, March 11.

Pharrell’s new album G I R L is out now.

Below, watch a Red Bulletin video in which Pharrell and rider Nigel Sylvester talk about BMX culture and how it has influenced the Grammy-winning producer.

Appear Main Stage at SXSW via #BuiltByImmigrants

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:38:06 +0000

FWD.us has organized an amazing opportunity to win a spot on the main stage at SXSW with Steve Case, all possible by sharing your #BuiltByImmigrants story.

See this file for full contest rules and details.

Deadline to enter is Friday March 7th, 2014 at 5pm CST.