- 61
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 9
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About The Fundamental Molecule
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 world’s most valuable and fundamental resource. Explore all of our episodes and learn more at https://www.burntislandventures.com/the-fundamental-molecule
- Publisher
- Burnt Island Ventures
- Category
- business · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 29 Oct 2023
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 61 episodes have a transcript.

30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Reuben Vollmer - Building a Water Company out of Thin Air

16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Nick Dyner - Building a Big Business Around a Tiny Bubble

2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Corey Williams - 7 Exits and Counting
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Reuben Vollmer - Building a Water Company out of Thin Air
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So it was a very dramatic shock. And literally the next day I was walking my dog. I noticed dew on a grassy field and just thought, why don't I build a prototype to capture dew from the air? Because here it looks like, you know, nobody plugged that lawn in to make the water on the dew and So there must be a way that we can actually collect the moisture from the air in an energy efficient manner that can help people around the world get access to water. Are you a curious person by nature? Yeah. Every man in my family is an engineer. I've kind of been steeped in this perspective of understanding how things work. […]
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- Reuben Vollmer
- Nick Dyner
- Corey Williams
- Mike Ting
- Jinal Surti
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100
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- Quality
- 43
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 60
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