
Welcome to The Fundamental Molecule. This show explores the intersection of water, technology and entrepreneurship. Each week, Tom Ferguson, Managing Partner of Burnt Island Ventures, interviews innovators, experts, entrepreneurs and investors in the world of water, to help us understand where this trillion dollar industry is headed. These are the stories of the people building the future of the w... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 54 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EntrepreneurshipInvestingBusiness | |||

Building any organization is hard. Building a nonprofit, community place-based organization in an industry you are new to, and then doing it so well that the government gives you well into nine figures to lead a regional economic engine over the next... more
As you may have noticed, I really like unusual routes into entrepreneurship, where someone with an unfair advantage in and around some area of the world decides to solve something dumb within it. Ravi Kurani is ground zero for that paradigm - the sci... more
One of the things that is most easily overlooked in water is just how big it is. And we mean Lake Michigan and the Nile and the Amazon basin and all the big things, but cash flow is just as big, if not bigger than actual flows. And all that cash need... more
Water is one of those sectors that hides in plain sight — essential, enormous, and quietly full of complexity — and very few people have done more over the last decade to help the world take it seriously than Tom Ferguson. From shaping the earliest c... more
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The show centers on water, technology, and entrepreneurship, bringing together founders, investors, and corporate innovators who are shaping the future of a trillion-dollar industry. Episodes explore disruption, market dynamics, and real-world applications—from water management and desalination to wastewater tech, flood risk, and energy-efficient treatment methods. A recurring thread is the intersection of startup culture with large-enterprise and policy, highlighting long-term investment, customer-centric product design, and data-driven approaches to solving critical water challenges. A notable hook is the storytelling approach that blends technical depth with strategic storytelling, making complex topics accessible to practitioners, execu... more
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