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"Detroit startup out here making home upgrades cheaper than my ramen meals ๐Ÿ’ธ๐Ÿ’€ #UtilityFlex ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ”ฅ"

August 01, 2025
2 days ago
TechCrunch
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ’ต๐Ÿ”ฅ DETROIT, WE HAVE A PROBLEM! ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿš€ So, I woke up this morning, and guess what? A startup called Pearl Edison is like, "Hey fam, wanna electrify your house without selling a kidney?"๐Ÿ’€ I'm like, "FR FR?!" ๐Ÿคก But hold up, they're pitching utilities like they're dating apps, trying to find the ONE thatโ€™ll help you install solar panels without having to remortgage your CHILDRENโ€™S COLLEGE FUNDS. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฐ Theyโ€™re all about those home efficiency upgrades, but the real kicker? Finding a contractor is worse than navigating a Twitter argument. Like, who even has time for that? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ #NoCap According to some leaked convo I totally didnโ€™t just make up, a developer said: ๐ŸŽค โ€œIf we could just get utilities to foot the bill, I might actually finish my home renovation before I die!โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚ So now they think utilities are the secret sauce to customer acquisition. Itโ€™s like they just discovered the stonks meme and are rolling with it. But hereโ€™s my UNHINGED takeโ€”what if, instead, we just let AI design our houses and skip the whole โ€œhuman contractorโ€ cringe fest? ๐Ÿšง๐Ÿ’ฅ Mark my words, in 5 years, weโ€™ll all be living in stylish boxes that self-clean and brew coffee. Donโ€™t say I didnโ€™t warn you! ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ”ฅ #FutureGoals #ThisIsFine

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