#55 - Helping Utilities Utilize Wasted Data with Sean Murphy of PingThings

Hello everyone and welcome back to CleanTechies the Podcast. This is episode 55.

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Today our episode is with Sean Murphy the CEO of PingThings. Ping things is, in technical terms, the world's fastest nanosecond-precise time series analysis and AI platform. To translate that,  they are able to analyze vast amounts of data very quickly. The application they are focused on currently is for utilities and grid operators. Specifically, transmission lines have a lot of sensors that are not used because most utilities didn't have the ability to actually read and utilize the data collected. With their technology, they are now able to do this and it can have massive impacts on the grid and on climate change. 

As usual, we discussed a wide range of topics including, his inspiration to become an entrepreneur, how the tech works, future trends, a misalignment of incentives among utilities, and education.

Really fun conversation today. Enjoy! 

Main Talking Points: 

Intro to SeanImpetus for becoming an entrepreneur How to navigate early career with entrepreneurial tendenciesWhat is PingThingsHow did they decide on what industry to supportVisualizing what they doHow they achieve thisUse cases & applicationsHow it impacts climateAn electrical engineering lessonSolutions for this grid problem Any hardware requiredFuture trendsRegulatory landscapeMisalignment of incentives Advice to young professionalsHiring - what they look forCollege systemsDo we need more STEMWrapping up

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