{"id":9878,"date":"2024-04-03T18:21:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T18:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/?p=9878"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:06:22","slug":"come-gradiant-e-diventato-il-primo-e-unico-unicorno-tecnologico-dellacqua-non-sprecare-lacqua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/it\/external-media\/how-gradiant-became-the-first-and-only-water-tech-unicorn-dont-waste-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Gradiant \u00e8 diventato il primo e unico unicorno tecnologico dell'acqua."},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9878\" class=\"elementor elementor-9878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6edead58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6edead58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fea4326 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fea4326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69693e6c icons_post elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69693e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/antoinewalter1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Antoine Walter<\/a><\/p><p>Ospite del Podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/dww.show\/how-gradiant-became-the-first-and-only-water-tech-unicorn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(Non sprecare l'acqua<\/a><\/p><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/right-1.jpg\" alt=\"emoji freccia destra\" width=\"70\" height=\"73\" \/>60% e 7%<\/strong><\/p><p>Questi sono i numeri chiave per capire Gradiant - ecco perch\u00e9<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/down.jpg\" alt=\"emoji freccia verso il basso\" width=\"67\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ho incontrato Prakash Govindan, cofondatore e COO della prima e unica #Unicorn in #WaterTech.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00c8 noto che l'anno scorso la sua azienda ha raggiunto una valutazione di un miliardo di dollari (giusto?).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Altri numeri di Gradiant si spiegano da soli:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/microscope.jpg\" alt=\"emoji microscopio\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" \/>250 brevetti<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/wrench.jpg\" alt=\"chiave emoji\" width=\"67\" height=\"70\" \/>10 Tecnologie proprietarie<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/9.jpg\" alt=\"emoji numero 9\" width=\"73\" height=\"76\" \/>Fatturato a 9 cifre<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/right.jpg\" alt=\"emoji freccia destra\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/>7 movimenti di fusione e acquisizione (in 4 anni)<\/p><p>... e, naturalmente, la serie D $225 che ha reso l'azienda un unicorno<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/unicorn.jpg\" alt=\"emoji unicorno\" width=\"70\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Tuttavia, credo che non comprendiate Gradiant finch\u00e9 non afferrate questi due numeri chiave:<\/p><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/right-1.jpg\" alt=\"emoji freccia destra\" width=\"70\" height=\"73\" \/>60% degli affari dell'azienda sono... di esclusiva provenienza!<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In altre parole, su 60% dei progetti di Gradiant, l'azienda non deve affrontare alcuna concorrenza.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mindblown.jpg\" alt=\"emoji a mente sgranata\" width=\"62\" height=\"62\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I motivi sono molteplici e vanno dai settori verticali a cui si rivolgono, al tipo di problemi che risolvono, fino alle tecnologie che utilizzano e alle persone che le fanno funzionare.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>... che in realt\u00e0 porta al numero successivo:<\/p><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/right.jpg\" alt=\"emoji freccia destra\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/>Il 7% di Gradiant \u00e8 di propriet\u00e0 dei suoi dipendenti.<\/strong><\/p><p>(oltre alle quote di Prakash e Anurag)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Quando ho chiesto a Prakash di rivelare la sua \"salsa speciale\", ha citato il suo team. So che sembra un luogo comune, ma quando si vede che danno cos\u00ec tanto in partecipazione ai dipendenti, c'\u00e8 un forte elemento di \"walking the talk\" in questo!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/headet.jpg\" alt=\"cuffie emoji\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" \/>Questi due numeri sono solo un assaggio della ricchezza di informazioni che Prakash condivide nell'edizione di questa settimana del libro \"La vita di un uomo\". <a href=\"https:\/\/dww.show\/podcast\/\">#Podcast<\/a> - Dovresti assolutamente darci un'occhiata!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emoji1.jpg\" alt=\"emoji premuroso \" width=\"71\" height=\"71\" \/> ... aspetta, un podcast di luned\u00ec? Gradiant \u00e8 in lizza per il premio \"Azienda idrica dell'anno\" al prossimo Global Water Summit e le votazioni sono aperte fino a venerd\u00ec.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Non sono un grande fan dei premi, ma se si pu\u00f2 votare, perch\u00e9 non fare una campagna elettorale, giusto? Non ho nulla contro gli altri tre concorrenti - che sono ottimi concorrenti!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>(E non sono sponsorizzato da nessuno per esprimere la mia opinione qui!).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ma se l'obiettivo \u00e8 quello di incoronare l'azienda che ha fatto scalpore nel settore #WaterSector nel 2023, Gradiant sembra una scelta ovvia.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>I miei due centesimi.<\/p><p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/handsup.jpg\" alt=\"emoji mano alzata\" width=\"79\" height=\"82\" \/>E voi?<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/7jTlgoCYve3oBuC4jMx42W?si=33c38a7e1d4c43b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Come Gradiant \u00e8 diventata il primo e unico unicorno della tecnologia dell'acqua - Spotify<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Hpk_gPjm_1s?si=_M6eqGhsnZEc4eZ7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Come Gradiant \u00e8 diventata il primo e unico unicorno della tecnologia dell'acqua - Youtube<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The journey to becoming the water sector&#8217;s first unicorn is no small feat. 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