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Industrial water · Case study
Building an industrial water business from a startup technology.
$20MRevenue within five years
U.S. HQEstablished from scratch
4 teamsSales, marketing, purchasing, technical support
The challenge
A startup wanted to build an industrial water-treatment business around its proprietary semi-batch RO technology.
The approach
Rick helped establish the company’s U.S. headquarters, specified the product line, and recruited and mentored the sales, marketing, purchasing, and technical-support teams.
The result
The business grew to $20 million in revenue within five years.
Status: Rick Stover’s prior professional experience. The revenue figure is an achieved result. The photos show the company’s systems.
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