Kasireddy: IoT startups should build open tech immediately, not wait for tech giants
Preethi Kasireddy · a16z Podcast | The Technology is Ready, So Where is the Internet of Things? · Jan 2, 2019 · at 13:04
Preeti Kasireddy discusses startup strategy regarding IoT hardware interoperability and consumer adoption on the a16z Podcast.
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“I don't think they should wait. I think they should build their technology to be open scalable, and I think Samsung already has an open platform, so There's no reason to wait, because consumers know it's out there, they're ready for it, and I think it's their, it's entrepreneurs' opportunity now to take it and prove to consumers that there is a real use case for this.”
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