I agree! What they're doing is very special. I'm glad to be a part of it. The solar3d cell didn't need that much funding which is awesome. Can't wait to see it get developed!
Would you mind posting a link where there was an explicit statement by Jim or the company "promising to change the whole landscape of energy".
There was a TV piece where he said the goal was to invest $400K in development to increase existing solar efficiency with the 3D nanostructures but I don't recall him promising to change the whole landscape of energy, only that an increase to 25% efficiency with the 3D cell would be a gamechanger in terms of cost of solar energy production.