Episode 194: The Attendant - Unleashing Pool Automation's Potential with Bob, Jennifer, and Stan of Poolside Tech

Episode Summary:  Today, we speak with Poolside Tech’s Founder and CEO Bob Doan, Chief Revenue Officer Jennifer Doan, and Chief Technology Officer Stan Reznik.  Poolside Tech provides smart pool automation technology. Their flagship product, The Attendant, actively monitors and maintains all equipment on the pad. It makes operational decisions, improving water quality and sending real time notifications when equipment malfunctions.  Running on the belief that smart pool tech needs to be easy for the homeowner to use first and foremost, The Attendant was developed to hide all “the complexity behind something that is easy to use.”  They also explain how Poolside Tech as a whole provides user-friendly solutions to pool pros and distributors in addition to pool owners and how their product is different from all others on the market today.  Topics Discussed:  01:20 - An introduction to Poolside Tech  09:20 - Transition from Food and Bev industry  13:06 - Developing The Attendant  20:46 - Our guests’ frustrations with their personal pools  31:43 - Bob’s first interaction with a “real pool guy”  34:05 - Ensuring the application has all the features