The Future of Disinfecting w/ Eli Harris

Eli Harris is the cofounder and President of R-Zero Systems. R-Zero has raised $60 million to re-design hospital-grade disinfection solutions for day-to-day life.

In just fifteen months, R-Zero has raced to over $20 million worth of revenue and finds itself at the right place, at the right time, to take advantage of the cultural changes taking place post-pandemic.

Eli has been named a Forbes 30 under 30 and previously founded the portable energy company EcoFlow. EcoFlow has raised $100 million and has been valued over $1 billion in private markets.

In this episode, Eli talks about disrupting the disinfectant industry, his past failures as an entrepreneur, and the discipline requires to build something great.

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Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:13 Revolutionizing Biosecurity
4:33 Adopting a new Standard
11:42 Connecting Software to Hardware
17:21 Real-World Applications
24:15 How to Sell a Successful Product
32:35 Harris's Personal Background
39:00 Integrating Past Failures
43:52 Embracing an entrepreneurial spirit
48:03 Contacting R-Zero and Eli Harris
48:45 Actionable Personal Challenge: Be Willing to Ask for Help

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Edited by Leilani Zhang