On our fourth episode of Building a Better Future: Stories from ClimateTech Founders on the East Coast, I spoke with Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli from WATS.0:10: Introduction2:37: Talk me through the problem space you’re in, the solution you’re bringing and what you and your Co-Founder are working on5:55: Is the platform designed as much to reduce the amount of waste that a business produces and then take the waste that it is producing and make sure that those waste streams are put in the right places to drive a circular economy?7:10: Where did the passion for climate and sustainability come from?9:37: Where did your passion crystalise into ‘I’m going to do something about this’?11:05: Where did you meet Laura?13:20: How much of what you learnt during your consulting time inspired what you do at WATS?15:37: Are you going location by location because being able to know what could be recycled where is a huge plus?19:17: What have been the biggest challenges that you’ve faced over the last 12-18 months?21:43: So today, where are you at with 8 members of the team?22:40: And you’ve finished ERA?22:55: How many customers do you have now?24:05: You mentioned about regulatory change. How positive are you feeling around that and it going in the right direction to incentivise customers to use a solution like yours?29:05: What community / people-based resource have you found to be the most impactful for your journey so far?29:20: What media-based resource have you found to be the most impactful for your journey so far?29:56: Do you have any productivity tips to manage your workload or work-life balance?31:30: ConclusionVideo versions of these episodes are available here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.