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Elon Musk: On Team Building, Warren Buffett and Mars (Transcript)

Elon Musk: On Team Building, Warren Buffett and Mars (Transcript)

Here is the transcript from the final part of my January 2013 interview with Elon Musk at the Computer History Museum. We discuss team building; time management; the Buffett school of thought; keeping companies ‘in the [...]

Why Green Roofs Matter: Paul Kephart

Why Green Roofs Matter: Paul Kephart

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues It’s well known that green roofs are good for the environment, but did you know they can have major impact on your productivity and energy costs? Paul Kephart has been [...]

Elon Musk: His Remarkable Story in His Own Words (Video)

Elon Musk: His Remarkable Story in His Own Words (Video)

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues For the first time, entrepreneur Elon Musk shared his whole life story in front of a live audience in Silicon Valley. He joined me in conversation at the Computer History [...]

Elon Musk: The Reluctant CEO of Tesla Motors (Interview Transcript)

Elon Musk: The Reluctant CEO of Tesla Motors (Interview Transcript)

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues On Tuesday evening, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors sat down with me at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View to discuss his life’s work. During the hour long [...]

Why is Tesla Focused on Big Touchscreen Connectivity?

Why is Tesla Focused on Big Touchscreen Connectivity?

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues This week, I spoke with Diurmuid O’Connell, VP of Business Development at Tesla Motors and he confirmed the company is not just focused on sexy fast cars but connectivity and [...]

A Peek inside the Tesla Factory – Model S Countdown

A Peek inside the Tesla Factory – Model S Countdown

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Here are some photos of our Tesla Factory tour on June 14, 2012 with VP of Manufacturing, Gilbert Passin. Check back soon for more commentary…and my Tesla radio story on [...]

GM’s Dan Akerson: The Future of the Volt

GM’s Dan Akerson: The Future of the Volt

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Dan Akerson, CEO of General Motors spoke with Fresh Dialogues last night in San Francisco about the five week suspension of Chevy Volt production; the future of what he described [...]

Bloom Energy: A Closer Look at Adobe’s Bloom Boxes

Bloom Energy: A Closer Look at Adobe’s Bloom Boxes

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Ever wondered why so many companies and institutions like Google, eBay and Caltech are installing Bloom Energy’s fuel cell Bloom Boxes? Here’s a fascinating breakdown of the figures for Adobe’s [...]

Intel Global Challenge: NextDrop Wins Social Innovation Award

Intel Global Challenge: NextDrop Wins Social Innovation Award

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Innovation and Silicon Valley go together like bits and bites. Another month another innovation competition. But Intel’s Global Challenge caught our attention for the breadth and quality of its innovators from [...]

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Climate Change

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues He’s known as the “sexiest” astrophysicist alive, host of Nova ScienceNow on PBS, and Stephen Colbert’s favorite interviewee.  Neil deGrasse Tyson may be more comfortable talking black holes and cosmic quandaries, [...]

Tom Brokaw: Climate Change is Real

Tom Brokaw: Climate Change is Real

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Days before the Global Climate Conference in Durban South Africa, NBC’s Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw delivered a  strong message in  Silicon Valley for those who deny climate change. ”It’s real, we see it in [...]

Google’s Green Spending Spree: How it chooses

Google’s Green Spending Spree: How it chooses

By Alison van Diggelen, host of Fresh Dialogues Google is on a green spending spree. By July 2011 it had invested over $700 M in clean energy. Today the figure is over $850 M and set to grow [...]