Bart Harris
Columbia, SC (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Poseidon Technologies, LLC
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Location:
Columbia
Industry:
Recreation
Year Founded:
2010
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
Limited Liability Company
Description:
Poseidon Technologies has it's own high tech invention to monitor and control swimming pools, spas, and anybody of water. This device can be monitored remotely via wifi.
In 1985, Dell created a business model that changed the distribution model for how personal computers were (URL removed) change that followed affected many other unrelated (URL removed) Pool and Spa Products and Services distribution model is still very traditional with a few large distributors selling to large commercial pool operators and many local retail and pool service companies, which sell to end user customers. PT can be successful within the traditional distribution model, however; PB (with the service and social media components of the product) will draw the customer into a direct and ongoing relationship with customers and (URL removed) Sales and Marketing plan for PT is to establish a “storefront” on the web where customers can come and buy our products and services. Initially, PT will target the top 10 states with the largest pool populations (~3.5M existingin-ground pools / ~5.7M total pools)(URL removed) of our founders live in two of these top 10 (URL removed) will attend various Home and Garden and Pool and Spa shows to increase our visibility among potential (URL removed) will meet with Home and Custom Pool Builders to make PB an option with each new (URL removed) will also work with Pool Supply Distributors to make the product available to the hundreds of Pool Supply retailers throughout our targeted territories. NO SALARIES. PT’s management team has experience in product development, pool service, web services, Sales and Business Development and high tech start-ups. Experience in these areas is critical to PT’s success. Our President has experience starting, growing and exiting a venture backed business and establishing and executing a global go-to-market strategy aimed at customers and partners.