Orange County Register

This is the first entry in what will become an ongoing story told through blog installments charting the course of a nascent solar development company called 532 Development Group, founded by two Orange County transplants in their mid 20s with little more than unwavering self-confidence and a burning desire to carve their own way toward business glory.

We will use this blog to stimulate debate and dialog about the challenges (and hopefully triumphs) we have faced and will face as a company, and as young entrepreneurs.

Our first few entries will look backward to dissect decisions we’ve made recently, but we hope to bring the blog up to speed with current circumstances over the next few months, at which point we will use the blog to document progress of the company, as well as engage the readers on key decisions we are facing.

Starting this blog is just as scary as it was to embark on this journey in the first place.

Why is that? Accountability.

With us as writers, and you as readers, we are accountable to you. Our subject is our company, and if our company fails, we fail our readers. That’s scary. But that’s how accountability works. We promise to do everything in our power not to fail you.

About Us

The founders of 532 Development Group, Nick Haschka and Josh Lake, live and work in Newport Beach.

Nick is a 23-year-old Minnesota native. After graduating from MIT’s Sloan School of Management and joining McKinsey & Company as an entry level consultant, he landed in Orange County to complete a one-year operations consulting program. Upon completion, he decided to start a business, now called 532 Development Group.

Josh is a 25-year-old central Pennsylvania native, MIT alum, and former management consultant for Boston-based telecom boutique Altman Vilandrie. After two years with Altman, Josh sold almost everything he owned and moved across the country to start 532 Development Group.

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