Startup Boston Podcast: Entrepreneurs | Investors | Influencers | Founders
Ep: 017 - Sean Grundy - Bevi - Eliminating Plastic Bottles
After attending Princeton, Sean Grundy worked in the environmental business before going to business school. It was after business school when he started Bevi, whose goal is to eliminate plastic bottles. Sean doesn’t consider himself to be a natural entrepreneur and in-fact, used to think business wasn’t interesting. He does however, enjoy the idea of being able to set your own rules and do things in a way that makes sense to him. Sean and his co-founders identified the bottled water business to be prime for disruption since it didn’t make economic sense the way the bottled water industry is setup. Bevi is a water machine that purifies tap water and then allows users create a variety of drinks from plain still water to sparkling water with a variety of fruit flavor options. In this episode, Sean talks about: Why he didn’t want to start his company as a non-profit Why the bottled water industry doesn’t make economic sense The benefits of making a drink at the point of use Why Bevi shifted from focusing on gyms and vending locations to offices Where he sees the future of the beverage industry headed – including from a centralized to distributed supply chain The biggest lessons he took away from Techstars Links from today’s episode: Boston Organics RISD hint water TechStars Katie Rae LeanBox Litographs Google Tasks Uber Amazon Prime Dune Crime and Punishment If you liked this episode: Follow the podcast on Twitter Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com Music by: Broke For Free