Who hosts The Meter Podcast?

The Meter Podcast is hosted by Andrew Dugan. They have published 14 episodes. The show covers business, with an entrepreneurship focus.

What has The Meter Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Bringing AI to sewer inspections with Amanda Siqueira", "Growing Companies to Acquisition with Corey Williams", and "Optimizing Industrial Water Use with Prakash Govindan". The latest went out on 21 Sep 2026 and ran about 31 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does The Meter Podcast publish?

The Meter Podcast publishes every couple of weeks, a median of 17 days between episodes. Episodes average about 38 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 14 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

How hard is it to get booked on The Meter Podcast?

For The Meter Podcast, Booking Probability sits at 29/100, Listen Score at 16/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. A verified contact is on file.

Who should pitch The Meter Podcast?

The Meter Podcast covers entrepreneurship, water treatment, environmental innovation, startup, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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The Meter Podcast

Hosted by Andrew Dugan · business · EN · 14 episodes

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The Meter's host, Andrew Dugan, interviews founders whose technologies focus on public utilities and the environment. The podcast digs into the discovery of their technologies and the journey they take to commercialize them. We cover the twists and turns of entrepreneurship in the utility industry.

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What is The Meter Podcast?

The Meter Podcast is a business podcast hosted by Andrew Dugan, with 14 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Bringing AI to sewer inspections with Amanda Siqueira
Sep 21, 202631 min
Amanda Siqueira shares her journey from civil engineering to founding VAPAR, a company revolutionizing sewer infrastructure assessment with AI. She discusses the challenges of startup life, navigating global markets, and the future of AI in infrastructure management. Topics Amanda's transition from civil engineering to startup founder The role of accelerator programs like Startmate in growth Challenges of remote team management and culture AI's potential in infrastructure assessment and decision-making Global market entry strategies for tech startups Keywords: startup journey, AI in infrastructure, Vapor, entrepreneurship, global markets, remote work, company culture, accelerator experience, AI decision-making, water industry innovation Find Vapar online: https://www.vapar.co/
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Growing Companies to Acquisition with Corey Williams
Aug 17, 202647 min
Corey Williams shares his journey from civil engineering to leading software companies in the water industry, highlighting key moments of strategic growth, acquisitions, and industry insights. Discover how happy accidents and timing shaped his impactful career in the water industry. Follow Corey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-williams-1a4a481/
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Optimizing Industrial Water Use with Prakash Govindan
Jul 31, 202646 min
Prakash Govindan shares the inspiring journey of Gradiant, from its founding at MIT to becoming a leader in water treatment and AI-driven solutions. Discover how resilience, innovation, and strategic decisions have propelled the company to a $2 billion valuation and impactful environmental achievements.
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Stopping Membrane Fouling Once and For All with Arian Edalat
Jul 31, 202639 min
In this episode of The Meter Podcast, host Andrew Dugan sits down with Arian Edalat, the cofounder and CEO of Active Membranes. This UCLA spin-off is shaking up the water desalination world by shifting from traditional passive filters to smart, electro-active membrane technology that actively repels mineral scaling and organic fouling. Arian shares the entire entrepreneurial journey of commercializing a hard-tech product born in academia, breaking through the typical scaling bottlenecks, and driving global impact in the water space. Topics Covered in This Episode: - Moving from passive filtration to active separation, challenging forty years of traditional reverse osmosis system design. - The mechanics of the "Active Box", a proprietary, tunable power unit that extends membrane lifespans and slows fouling by up to 70%. - Transitioning out of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and setting up shop inside the Magnify incubator at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). - Designing drop-in, non-invasive retrofit elements to make adoption frictionless for existing desalination plants. - Moving past the lab scale to complete field pilot testing supported by the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI). - Securing high profile commercial milestones, including a five year Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) contract for produced water recycling in the industrial sector. - Winning major global accolades, such as the Global Water Intelligence (GWI) Water Tech Idol Award in Berlin. About the Guest: Arian Edalat ( https://idwsc.com/speakers/arian-edalat ) is a chemical engineer and award-winning water tech entrepreneur. He cofounded [Active Membranes]( https://www.activemembrane.com/ ) to address global freshwater scarcity by introducing active electrical control to nanofiltration and reverse osmosis technology, radically lowering the lifecycle cost and environmental footprint of water production. Connect With Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meter-podcast/ Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify.
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Ulrich Hansen, APX10
Jul 31, 202639 min
In this episode of The Meter, host Andrew Dugan sits down with Ulrich Hansen, a commercial leader at APX10, to discuss the digital transformation of the global water and utility sector. They explore how the company evolved from a "skunkworks" project within a Nordic engineering firm into a standalone SaaS platform that helps utilities move from simply collecting data to making actionable decisions. Key Discussion Points - The Data Onslaught: Why utilities around the world are drowning in data but struggling to use it for operational insights and strategic planning. - The Nordic Advantage: How heavy regulation in Denmark and neighboring countries forced early innovation, allowing Apex 10 to "leapfrog" utilities in other regions into modern digital practices. - Scaling Globally: The strategic choice to target the U.S. and German markets, including the decision to set up shop in the water industry hub of Milwaukee. - Building Community: The importance of user conferences and peer networking in driving software adoption and product development. - The Future of Utilities: How digitization is helping solve the "talent cliff" by attracting a younger, tech-savvy workforce to the utility sector. Connect With Us Website: waterwrites.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meter-podcast/ Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify
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Tennessee’s men’s tennis coach, University of Tennessee tennis

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VP, Biometrics - Respiratory & Immunology and Statistical Innovation, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

Dr. Martin Gross

CEO and founder, Gross-Wen Technologies

Arian Edalat

Active Membranes

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Stopping Membrane Fouling Once and For All with Arian Edalat

Jul 31, 202639 min

In this episode of The Meter Podcast, host Andrew Dugan sits down with Arian Edalat, the cofounder and CEO of Active Membranes. This UCLA spin-off is shaking up the water desalination world by shifting from traditional passive filters to smart, electro-active membrane technology that actively repels mineral scaling and organic fouling. Arian shares the entire entrepreneurial journey of commercializing a hard-tech product born in academia, breaking through the typical scaling bottlenecks, and driving global impact in the water space. Topics Covered in This Episode: - Moving from passive filtration to active separation, challenging forty years of traditional reverse osmosis system design. - The mechanics of the "Active Box", a proprietary, tunable power unit that extends membrane lifespans and slows fouling by up to 70%. - Transitioning out of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and setting up shop inside the Magnify incubator at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). - Designing drop-in, non-invasive retrofit elements to make adoption frictionless for existing desalination plants. - Moving past the lab scale to complete field pilot testing supported by the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI). - Securing high profile commercial milestones, including a five year Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) contract for produced water recycling in the industrial sector. - Winning major global accolades, such as the Global Water Intelligence (GWI) Water Tech Idol Award in Berlin. About the Guest: Arian Edalat ( https://idwsc.com/speakers/arian-edalat ) is a chemical engineer and award-winning water tech entrepreneur. He cofounded [Active Membranes]( https://www.activemembrane.com/ ) to address global freshwater scarcity by introducing active electrical control to nanofiltration and reverse osmosis technology, radically lowering the lifecycle cost and environmental footprint of water production. Connect With Us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meter-podcast/ Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify.

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The Meter Podcast

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About the host

Recent episodes

Bringing AI to sewer inspections with Amanda Siqueira

Growing Companies to Acquisition with Corey Williams

Optimizing Industrial Water Use with Prakash Govindan

Stopping Membrane Fouling Once and For All with Arian Edalat

Ulrich Hansen, APX10

Guest Appearances

Chris Woodruff

Chris Miller

Dr. Martin Gross

Arian Edalat

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About this Podcast:

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What is The Meter Podcast?

About the host

Recent episodes

Bringing AI to sewer inspections with Amanda Siqueira

Growing Companies to Acquisition with Corey Williams

Optimizing Industrial Water Use with Prakash Govindan

Stopping Membrane Fouling Once and For All with Arian Edalat

Ulrich Hansen, APX10

Guest Appearances

Chris Woodruff

Chris Miller

Dr. Martin Gross

Arian Edalat

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Best industries to pitch The Meter Podcast for

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