They have installed their business models in the middle of a megatrend - and are currently among the most successful founders in Germany:
Mario Kohl
(39) from Enpal and
Philipp Schröder
(40) from 1Komma5°.
With solar panels on German roofs, they generated sales of around 900 million euros (Enpal) or almost 460 million euros (1Komma5°) in 2023.
But despite continued high growth, the two star founders recently missed some of their internal goals.
In addition, the real highlight of their business model remains primarily a theoretical factor: the sale of software for household energy control.
But that is exactly what is necessary in order to sell Enpal and 1Komma5° later as a highly rated tech company - and not as a craft company that specializes in the installation of solar panels.
So have Kohl and Schröder given their start-ups more gloss than reality?
And what consequences does the enormous growth pressure have for the offering to private customers?
Christina Kyriasoglou, tech reporter for manager magazin, has researched numerous internal details about the two start-ups in the past few weeks.
In a conversation with editor-in-chief Sven Clausen, she shares her findings in this podcast.
In the “Das Thema” podcast, editor-in-chief Sven Clausen provides information every week about the editorial team’s exclusive findings on a topic that is crucial for the German economy. You can subscribe to the podcast via manager magazin as well as on Spotify, Apple, Deezer and Google.
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