WaterSmart Software’s Dana Haasz provides a riveting discussion of how WaterSmart Software has evolved over the last six years. Dana has held a wide variety of roles in the water sector, and that experience shines through in this terrific interview.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- How utilities shifted their conservation efforts from a customer service focus to a water resources planning focus
- How WaterSmart Software has evolved by responding to customer needs
- How data use and collection have improved in water utilities
- Where we are on using AMI data in rate design
- The importance of customer engagement on rate issues
- WaterSmart Software’s entrepreneurial journey to the point of its recent acquisition
- The pain points that led WaterSmart Software to the acquisition decision
- Dana’s thoughts on convergence in the utility sector
- How WaterSmart Software navigated the “valley of death” for a water tech start-up
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Dana’s LinkedIn page
- VXsmart Utility Usage Analytics and Dynamic Customer Engagement
- Press Release on VertexOne’s Acquisition of WaterSmart Software
- TWV #068: Speeding Technology Adoption Among Utilities with FATHOM CEO Trevor Hill
- TWV #034: A Smarter Way to Deliver Water with Peter Yolles
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