Building Lifestyle Software in Unsexy Industries: Lessons from a Decade in Waste Management
A technical founder's guide to escaping the startup treadmill and building profitable, sustainable software businesses in overlooked industries.
Building Tomorrow's Waste Management Solutions Today
I'm Jed Dawson, founder of Edison Code. Since 2011, I've been bringing innovation and creative solutions to transform how the waste industry operates. My first breakthrough was creating an industry-first mobile driver app built on Android, using low-cost off-the-shelf hardware to bring down costs and increase technology access for solid waste fleets. From there, I've led engineering teams through major acquisitions and understand where software and waste management processes collide. Now, I'm focused on bringing AI-powered micro-SaaS solutions to this industry I love.
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