Paul Hauffen is a Venture Partner at Burnt Island Ventures who brings unusually deep hands-on experience as a two-time water tech founder and CEO, having built Sedaru into a leading operational platform for utilities before its acquisition by Danaher in 2021. He's known for his customer inclusion loop philosophy of designing recurring touchpoints with customers so they co-create the product, and serves as a trusted coach helping water software founders navigate early sales, pricing, and go-to-market strategy based on his hard-won lessons from the field.