Most of California's water comes from the ground or large infrastructure projects. The state is a huge agricultural producer, dependent on this groundwater and depleting water that was getting quite low here in the drought. "Our water is so underserved when it comes to smart technology that would help empower conservation," he says.
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Devon Wright to talk about moving from a boat to the country (4:00), starting agricultural and water tech startup Lumo (7:15), inventing a smart valve (11:40), quitting his old job (15:50), his previous companies (17:50), being in a band (20:30), coming to Silicon Valley (25:20), how farmers view drought and extreme weather (28:00), making water systems more efficient (36:40), pitching investors (40:00), and his worst day (41:30).
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