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EXAMPLE OF IOT– POT HOLE DETECTOR
Is this a Profitable Venture?
Sensor - Location
Sensor - Hole
Brain
Cloud Gateway
Cloud
Instructions
Problem – Pot hole
MY TEAM
Christian Barran
Electronics and Computer Systems
Operations and Procurement
Varoun Hanooman
Computer Systems
Projects and Marketing
Nicholas Hosein
Controls and Computer Systems
Legal and Finance
WHY DID WE START? Passion for Electrical and Computer Engineering
o Specialised in Electronics and Computer systems
o Products that can bring in foreign exchange – BIG DATA?
o Increasing number of new IOT development platforms
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FINISHED UWI
Animus Engineering LTD – JUNE 2016
Ebike Website development
Second IOT Project
Custom Engineering solutions
- cashless device system with WiPay for Unipet
- waiting for approval
Met the own of vending plus
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES – WATER LEVEL SENSOR
First real IOT Project: Water Level Sensor
By the Engineering Project and Innovation Club (EPIC)
Saw a problem
Prototyping
Approached Vendors
Sensor
Water Level
Height
Level
Distance
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES – ANIMUS
Animus Engineering LTD – JUNE 2016
o Ebike
o Website development
o Custom Engineering solutions
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES – ANIMUS
Second IOT Project – Unipet loyalty Card
o Partnership with WiPay
o Cashless payment at pump
o Networking
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES – CLEAR WALL
September 2016
- No Funding for Animus
!! SOLUTION – Clear Wall Technology LTD
AVENUES WE TOOK
*Networking is Key
o The University of the West Indies
o Economic Development and Advisory Board – Still in Communications
o Export TT
o The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) – Still in Communications
o MIC Institute of Technology
o Talking to Potential Costumers
o Talking to experienced persons – Still in Communications
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATION
DEVEOPLEMENT PLATFORM – architecture , language , tools
COST – hardware , servers, internet , testing, manufacturing
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIRMENTS – memory, battery life, power, distance
TIME – to market, development , testing , manufacturing
STUMBLING BLOCKS AND OBSTACLES Internal:
Conflicting Ideas
Expectations
Work delegation
External:
Communication Skills
Committed Communication
Costumer expectations
Making Proposals that Sell
Manufacturing
STUMBLING BLOCKS AND OBSTACLES Internal:
Conflicting Ideas – Communication
Expectations – Understanding
Work delegation – Project management Tools
External:
Communication Skills - Practice and read books
Committed Communication – Following Up
Costumer expectations - Be clear
Making Proposals that Sell – Sending them to Experienced persons before hand
Manufacturing – Cariri and Learning the Chinese manufacturing process
2017
Today
May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2017 Feb Mar Apr
Water Level Sensor - revive
5/18/2016
EBIKE PROJECT Prototype 1
6/1/2016
Started Animus Engineering
6/8/2016
WiPay and Unipet - Requirements
6/15/2016
EBIKE + UWI ADARA
7/1/2016
Water Level Sensor - Prototype
7/7/2016
Water Level Sensor - Rotoplatic
7/20/2016
Water Level Sensor -Suspended
7/30/2016
EBIKE Prototype 2 completed (no more funding)
9/1/2016
WiPay Unipet Prototype 1
9/11/2016
Started Clear Wall
9/21/2016
Discussions with UWI to fund Bike
9/28/2016
Proposal from Vending Plus
10/5/2016
Key Areas for diversification for T&T - Dr. Farrell
10/19/2016
WiPay Unipet Suspend waiting on approval
10/20/2016
Meeting with EDAD - Dr. Swift
11/1/2016
Link and Meeting Export TT
11/8/2016
Clear Wall Jobs
11/15/2016
Melon- prototype completed
11/22/2016
Link and Meeting Cariri
12/1/2016
Ebike Suspended
1/3/2017
Melon - Suspended till further approval
1/5/2017
Clear Wall-Level UP Point of Sales Development
1/19/2017
Cariri -Lasertag revived Kickstarter
2/1/2017
POS - demo and improvements
2/15/2017
Laser Tag user feedback
3/2/2017
Laser Tag Market Reseach
3/8/2017
Laser Tag Demo to Cariri
4/20/2017
Meet manager of Vending plus
7/12/2016
Started work on Melon
10/12/2016
Cariri - Ideas
12/18/2016
Cryptocurrency Research
3/1/2017
NEXT STEPS Laser tag – Working with Cariri
- Kickstarter
- Licencing Agreement
Clear Wall Point of sales
Cryptocurrency
Mentorship and Advice –
Vijay Pradeep, Malcom Marquez, Dr. Kieron Swift, Jeevan Persad ,Laura DaBreau, Dr. Ronald DeFour
More Networking – Like today!!
INFORMATION LINKS YouTube: The Hardware Start-up: From Prototype to Production
https://strategyzer.com/
Business Canvases and Tools
Books:
Crucial Conversations – Patterson, Grenny, McMillian, Switzler
Mavericks at Work – Williams C. Taylor & Polly LaBarre
Good To Great – Jim Collins
The 7 Habits of High Effective People- Stephen R. Covey
Business Planning – David Butler