<p><strong>00:00</strong> – Intro & Sponsors: Lehmann's Terms, Climate Finance Solutions, and EarthSearch.</p><p><strong>03:19</strong> – The Origin of Reservoir: Why target the water heater?</p><p><strong>06:33</strong> – The Data: Why heating water uses more energy than driving an EV.</p><p><strong>16:06</strong> – The Innovator's Dilemma: Why legacy appliance companies struggle to innovate beyond incremental updates.</p><p><strong>20:20</strong> – Pricing Strategy: How vertical integration allows Reservoir to stay cost-competitive while offering a premium product.</p><p><strong>25:16</strong> – Smart Features: Predictive recirculation (no-wait showers), freeze protection, and leak mitigation.</p><p><strong>36:08</strong> – "Party Mode": How an inline booster heater gives a 50-gallon tank the capacity of a 150-gallon tank.</p><p><strong>40:58</strong> – The Faucet Remote Control: Using an ultrasonic flow meter to operate your water heater by simply tapping your sink faucet.</p><p><strong>44:24</strong> – Building a Hardware Team: The Formlabs Mafia and why every startup employee needs the "take out the trash" mentality.</p><p><strong>49:56</strong> – Thermal Batteries & VPPs: How connecting 50,000 smart water heaters equals the capacity of a data center.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">cleantechies.substack.com/subscribe</a>