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Adam Farrell Discusses Importance of Supply Chain Management, Managing Employees and Customer Service

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  • Date Added : 2/13/2006
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Adam Farrell

  • Founder, Silicon Solar
  • male
  • Caucasian
  • 1984 (Age: 40 years old)
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
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Biography

Adam Farrell founded Silicon Solar when he was 15. It had a single product, a raw solar cell for use in educational kits, and was based in his bedroom. Today there are about 260 products, a busy Web site, sales are growing at about 10 percent annually, and the company is putting a large addition on a building it moved into last year.

Farrell owns 60 percent of the corporation. His older brother, Matt Farrell, a 24-year-old Cornell graduate, serves as vice president and owns the rest.

Adam Farrell expects to graduate in December 2006 with a degree in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

I spent more time on marketing which was a problem. You have your marketing and then you have your supply. Well I sold more than we actually had coming in to us. Basically, had a problem where we had to start setting up supply chain management system. Guarantying that you are going to have x num...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 6 Adam Farrell Discusses Personal Background and Outlines Creation of Startup Company, Silicon Solar
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
  • 2/13/2006
  • Adam Farrell
  • 2 min. 24 sec.
Video 2 of 6 Adam Farrell Discusses Product Development and Initial Funding of Silicon Solar
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
  • 2/13/2006
  • Adam Farrell
  • 2 min. 44 sec.
Video 3 of 6 Adam Farrell Discusses Initial Funding of Startup
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
  • 2/13/2006
  • Adam Farrell
  • 1 min. 41 sec.
Video 4 of 6 Adam Farrell Shares Time Management Challenges
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
  • 2/13/2006
  • Adam Farrell
  • 1 min. 33 sec.
Video 5 of 6 Adam Farrell Discusses Importance of Supply Chain Management, Managing Employees and Customer Service
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
  • 2/13/2006
  • Adam Farrell
  • 1 min. 39 sec.
Video 6 of 6 Adam Farrell Discusses Growth of Silicon Solar
  • Adam Farrell - Young Entrepreneur Panel - Silicon Solar
  • 2/13/2006
  • Adam Farrell
  • 2 min. 57 sec.