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IoT Project Map
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Where can we help?

​If any of the below describe your situation, please contact us to book a free consultation.

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  • You are a tech startup creating your first connected product for smart home (consumer) or commercial deployment.

  • You have a connected product in the market, but you are having difficulty generating recurring revenue.

  • Your competitors are leading you in market share in smart home categories.

  • You are seeking to implement AI or ML in conjunction with video or non-video devices.

  • Your mobile app reviews are lower than desired and you need guidance on how to improve customer experience with your apps.

  • You have IoT products, but are unsure how best to monetize via subscription services.

  • You lack ability to effectively manage devices in the field.

  • You are presently using a China based platform and wish to migrate to a USA based solution.

  • Your team believes they have all the bases covered but would like 3rd party perspective to drive IoT business growth.

  • You are evaluating various solution providers for embedded connectivity, for cloud, mobile apps, merchant processing, storage, or other IoT service and you'd like assistance vetting options.

  • You have stability issues with your current solution.

  • You've built a solution in-house and find it cannot scale in a cost effective manner.

  • You have questions about any one of the elements of a smart home or commercial IoT line of business. 

  • ​You believe IoT must be easy (everyone is doing it), and/or inexpensive, and you are unaware of long term cost implications.

  • You are considering selling IoT products outside of the USA, or your company is outside of USA and you are considering entering the American market.

  • You have connected solutions in market but need sales assistance (fractional CRO/VP of sales).

  • You need to establish partnerships with complementary service or product providers and/or distribution or retail channels.

  • Your team can do some of the work, but you need recommendations to service providers that can help fill service gaps

  • You have pieced together too many partial solutions that have resulted in complexity, high recurring costs for services, and support challenges.

  • "We can build everything in-house".... sorry, but NO! I know of exactly zero successful IoT solutions where 100% of the development is in-house. Nearly everyone uses some 3rd party services that integrate into their bespoke platform.

Common Questions

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Cloud:

  • How do we plan for international deployment? How do we comply with GDPR regulations in EU countries?

  • Doesn't Amazon's IoT cloud cover all the bases? Why not? What else do we need?

  • How do we make use of the data?

  • How can we migrate devices in the field to a new cloud solution? What are the risks?

  • Why are so many US brands working to migrate away from China based IoT solutions?

  • Why should we care and why should customers care about IoT data being routed to China based cloud providers?

PCBA/Connectivity:

  • What are considerations choosing wireless connectivity? I.e. Cellular (NB IoT, CBRS, LTE, 5G), WiFi, Bluetooth, Narrowband, LoRa?

  • At what volumes should we consider a "chip-down" design vs Wi-Fi module and why?

  • Who are some trusted 3rd party developer companies that we should consider for PCBA design, mobile app development, or cloud development?

  • How do we design for battery operation?

Embedded:

  • How do we avoid "bricking" devices when we push an over-the-air firmware update?

Mobile/E-Commerce:

  • How do we select the best monetization partner/platform for our business?

  • Should we sell online only or also through brick-and-mortar retail?

  • How much revenue can we reasonably expect to generate through subscription services?

Go-To-Market (GTM)/ Channel:

  • How important are Apple Homekit, Google Home, and Alexa support to our strategy and success?

  • Should we partner with other solution providers to drive business in other markets?

  • What is the new "Matter" standard, and should we care?

  • What is an appropriate time to market expectation?

  • How do we craft a realistic IoT budget?

Technology and Business Strategy Considerations:

  • What are the some of the lessons other companies have learned through trial and error that we can avoid?

  • Where does AI fit in, and how could we leverage new technology?

  • What new features are critical and what existing features should we abandon?

  • What moves is the US Government taking to protect US consumers relative to threats from China?

  • What resources will I need to hire to support IoT devices and what should be contracted out to 3rd parties?

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