A Second Try at Solar Energy

Bill Gross, founder of Idealab, is a Cal Tech geek-turned-financier who invested in software companies and then a slew of dot-com companies including CitySearch and eToys. Now, for Act III, Gross is plowing into solar power at a venture called Energy Innovations. Why solar power? Here, the 47-year-old serial financier tells his own tale:

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