with ️ Scott Bryan - President of Imagine H2O  Imagine H2O is the world leading Water Innovation Accelerator with $800+M raised in early-stage funding and 1.1 billion people (and counting) served. What we covered: How Imagine H2O's Alumni network now extends to 168 portfolio companies in 20 countries  How Imagine H2O launched in 2008, creating the water innovation accelerator concept from scratch  How the organization's concept first was a Business Model contest, how it pivoted from there, and why  ️ How Imagine H2O swiftly realized that to accelerate water technologies they had to work on water technology adoption  How only 1% of climate tech venture investments flow to water today and why it is problematic  How Imagine H2O's non-profit business model works, and who the organization partners with to maximize its impact  How market competitors can incredibly work together to take new solutions off the ground  How entrepreneurs entering from other sectors bring a breath of fresh air and how fun it is to work with them  How sometimes, entrepreneurs hang around a little longer than they should in the Water Industry  How some valuations we currently see in the Water Sector can be detrimental to both the founder and the investor  How the booming accelerator playground offers incredible resources for entrepreneurs while also reaching some boundaries  Focus being the name of the game, the criterion to work with Imagine H2O, the most important thing to look at as a water entrepreneur, water as a global opportunity and a local market, scaling up, building for the long-term… and much more! … and of course, we concluded with the           ➡️ Come say hi to Scott on LinkedIn              ➡️ Check out the full story (and an infographic) on How Imagine H2O became the World's leading water innovation accelerator  ➡️ Check the stories of Imagine H2O's alumni we shared on this microphone: ️ Aquacycl  (S1E20) ️ StormHarvester  (S2E11) ️ 120Water  (S3E1) ️ Puraffinity  (S4E1) ️ Epic Cleantec  (S4E3) ️ Typhon Treatment  (S4E9)Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.