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S11E5 - How Swirltex Nearly Crushed Its Founder Before Taking Off


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Peter Christou had a water membrane epiphany in his garage in Edmonton. But a terrible timing and some financial difficulties of one of his investors basically turned him... homeless, and in the need to steal food to survive. As Swirltex has since soared and proved its worth, let's explore the full story!

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๐Ÿ”— Swirltex's Website: https://swirltex.com/

๐Ÿ”— Come say Hi to Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-christou-4b758043/

๐Ÿ”— My article on this week's conversation: https://dww.show/how-swirltex-nearly-crushed-its-founder-before-taking-off/

๐Ÿ”— My conversation with one of Peter's Investor, John Robinson: https://dww.show/how-to-mitigate-4-shades-of-water-risk-through-impact-investing/

๐Ÿ”— Mazarine Ventures' website: https://www.mazarineventures.com/

๐Ÿ”— Alberta Innovates' website: https://albertainnovates.ca/news/swirltex-puts-a-spin-on-innovation/

๐Ÿ”— The Creative Destruction Labs: https://creativedestructionlab.com/

๐Ÿ”— E3 Lithium: https://e3lithium.ca/

๐Ÿ”— LithiumBank: https://www.lithiumbank.ca/


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About this Episode: Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this podcast is for you.


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