The Clean Tech Open serves to help open our field of view.

Going into the Clean Tech Open (CTO) we’ve really had to look at our current structure and all of our presentation materials.  Most of our focus was on mobile hydrogen on-demand systems, simply because that was our first launch product.  However, after attending the CTO academy and really taking a look at our company structure and materials, it became clear we needed to revamp.

The CTO made us look closely at our company and structure.  They are excellent at getting you to place yourself under a microscope, then teach you how things should be (doesn’t mean the company wasn’t already positioned like what they teach), but it’s great taking that closely of a look, because you definitely find things to help grow your model, make it better, stronger.

It’s not just the tools they deliver in this intense academy they offer, it’s not the over-whelming amount of volunteers who belive in it, which serves to help participants feel it’s enormous power, it’s not all of the mentors who are all-to-willing to help (without anticipations of pay back), it’s not the incredible professionalism, and it’s not all of the amazing networking at your fingertips… it’s all of this put together, pushing you on and making you feel your concept and direction have meaning.

But, there is something even more important to us at Hydrofuture.  All of this introspection, training, focusing, and the diligence, support, the mentors and overview, all serve as a vetting tool.  In real time we are seeing our company and product vetted, and we can make changes to clarify, strengthen, and focus what we are telling professionals and showing venture capital firms.

We know that when this process is complete, whether we win the finals or not, we will have a well vetted package, that time was taken to review many times over, and have other professionals look at and scrutinize.  This process is wonderful.  You can’t buy this type of service from any marketing firm.  It fantastic.  I really believe that Rex and his team at the CTO are incredible at giving small companies the tools and venue to move forward in this clean tech world, much faster than otherwise possible without their input and help.

The CTO and team, the mentors, and instructors brought a strong message clearly home to us.  That message reaffirmed our direction as a renewable energy company. We originally modeled Hydrofuture as a mobile application for vehicles.  This year we reviewed our structure, realizing we were limiting our capabilities.  Going through the CTO competition helped us see the changes we needed to make to clarify our core IP and it’s capabilities in many other arena’s.

With the core IP stemming from a reactor that decomposes water in a very efficient way, Hydrofuture now widens it’s field of vision to encompass other applications of hydroegn -on-demand i.e. remote energy needs, under the counter for stove top, whole house energy systems, even oxygen for submarines (I hadn’t thought about that one until a guy named Lincoln visiting as a mentor brought it up).

Last month just prior to the semi-finals being announced, we started on a whole-house power station which will allow customers to shift from their current municipality electricity to their own power station with redundant supply.

We are excited about continuing in the CTO and gaining ground in our field as a provider of HOD for a wide variety of usages. I look forward to completing this vetting process and gaining stronger ground in this industry.

David Packer, CEO