Go out and play. Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino / @iotwatch Why the internet of things doesnt need more software platforms.

2007-2010 @tinkerlondon First distributor of the Arduino in the UK. Training & design services for global clients. Work part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in NY. Consult with global clients to develop products & centres of excellences around #iot. Contribute to policy & security issues. Family of internet connected lamps. Coming soon. 2011 @iotwatch 2012 @GNLteam

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#iot innovation isnt happening in software

Gutenberg of innovation

1950s of innovation

2014

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I got 99 problems User research Product design Patent application Technology choices (hardware & embedded software) Web technology choices UX design Pre-industrialisation Certification Financing Sales & Marketing e-commerce Distribution / Warehousing Sales growth

These happen online User research Product design Patent application Technology choices (hardware & embedded software) Web technology choices UX design Pre-industrialisation Certification Financing Sales & Marketing e-commerce Distribution / Warehousing Sales growth

These cost a lot of money User research Product design Patent application Technology choices (hardware & embedded software) Web technology choices UX design Pre-industrialisation Certification Financing Sales & Marketing e-commerce Distribution / Warehousing Sales growth

There is no money Seed / Grants Incubators Crowdfunding Angels Exit What you actually need 0 50K 100K 500K 1M VCs

Technology choices are like a**holes. Everyones got one and everyone thinks everyone elses stinks.

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Your software doesnt live in isolation to the product it lives in.

RRP & BoM It doesnt matter if its the right technology if noone wants to buy it.

Unboxing It doesnt matter if its the right technology if your grandmother cant set it up or someone cant set it up for their grandmother within 5 minutes.

Long-term usage It doesnt matter if its the right technology if its a novelty that wears off and it ends up in a drawer. You wont get any data then.

The data question

Early days

You are only one click away. An Arduino costs less than $20 and is the most documented platform for learning with no hardware experience. The best ideas come from software people willing to cross into hardware on the cheap. Use crowdfunding to test the appetite for an idea, then quit your day job.

Rewarding you for on screen play Molly / Mint digital

Little Printer

Bleep Bleeps

Danke.Thank you. Merci. Grazie. @iotwatch @GNLteam @ConnectedIOT Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino alex@designswarm.com