Coffee with a Founder Podcast: Chris Sosnowski, Waterly
On this episode of Coffee with a Founder, Beck Bamberger sits down with Chris Sosnowski, founder and CEO of Waterly.
Waterly helps water and wastewater utilities move away from pencil, paper, Excel, and Google Sheets so teams can better manage water quality, quantity, compliance, and transparency.
The conversation dives into why the water industry is still so manual, how labor shortages are putting pressure on utilities, and why better data is the foundation for safer, more affordable water systems.
If you’re into founders modernizing overlooked infrastructure that literally keeps people alive, don’t miss this one.
show notes:
0:03: What Waterly does and the problem it solves
1:06: Why the water industry still relies on manual processes
4:52: What non-revenue water actually means
6:09: The labor shortage and “silver tsunami” in water
8:30: Why Waterly raised venture funding
11:55: Chris’s founder unlock around listening to customers
13:22: How Waterly built strong customer retention
16:41: Water, affordability, and public trust