ITCH - Businesses share what needs to be built (Waste Industry)

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A panel of business owners or industry experts discusses current business problems, followed by free conversation and networking. The listing says some panelists may allow attendees to pilot solutions; speakers are to be announced.

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Find your next thing to build "The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It's to look for problems, preferably problems you have yourself." Paul Graham Most people who want to build something sit in a room and brainstorm ideas. That is the wrong starting point. The right starting point is a real problem. That is the ITCH worth scratching. If you don't have that problem yourself, come find it here. ITCH is a fireside chat with business owners and industry experts from the SF community. We dig into what is actually hard in their business right now. Together, we find the ITCH. This time: Waste Management Every office, restaurant and building in SF produces waste, and most of it still ends up in the wrong bin. Sorting is manual, hauling bills go unchecked, and zero waste goals live on paper. Plenty to build. Guest: Sara Eve Fuentes Founder of SmartWaste Inc and Chairwoman of Women in Cleantech and Sustainability 15 years in waste. Runs zero waste programs for companies: staff training, sorting, e-waste, vendor management. Real results. Took one client from a 60% to an 87% diversion rate in a year. Knows the money side. 9 years auditing waste bills and bidding hauling contracts at CIWA. Speaker and podcaster. WasteExpo, Cleantech Forum Europe, and 5 years co-hosting the Trash Magic podcast.

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