1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 “You’re never going to survive”.&amp;nbsp; Those were the words of encouragement I received at the young age of 20 years old. &amp;nbsp; I was broke. Like broke, broke. I had just recently left my Dad’s company to strike out on my own.&amp;nbsp; And things weren’t going well. I was on a job site early in the morning when a colleague of my Dad sidled up beside me.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; “Tim,” he said.&amp;nbsp; “You’re an idiot and you’re never going to survive.”&amp;nbsp; I’d like to tell you that I told him to shove it but I didn’t.&amp;nbsp; I went back to my car and burst into tears. But looking back it was a good life lesson.&amp;nbsp; It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and you have to be tough to survive.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I’m joined this week by Adam Bartman, co-founder of ReedWater.io.&amp;nbsp; The company is on the bleeding edge of water management technology.&amp;nbsp; His products allow plumbers and building managers to be able to quickly identify leaks and other problems and shut them down.&amp;nbsp; Together we talk about our respective origin stories and how we’ve survived the many hardships of running a business. ___________________________ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timbyrnealmostlive Twitter: https://twitter.com/timbyrnealmost Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/TimByrneAlmostLive Tim Byrne Almost Live http://www.timbyrnealmostlive.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/12850034/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/fa9f1b/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/63112337