BUILDING A GLOBAL INTERNET OF THINGS NETWORK TOGETHER

Laurens Slats

Our mission is to bui ld a DECENTRALIZED,

OPEN and CROWDSOURCED

INTERNET OF THINGS data network

OWNED and OPERATED by i ts USERS

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

Suitable for Spotify, Netflix,

large file exchange

Suitable for battery powered,

connected sensors

WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

U p t o 1 0 k m Ye a r s o n a

b a t t e r y

M a x 5 0 k b /s

AMSTERDAM

BUILDING A GLOBAL NETWORK

AFTER 6 MONTHS

AFTER 12 MONTHS

80 + COUNTRIES 350 + COMMUNITIES

1100 + GATEWAYS13000 + MEMBERS

AFTER 18 MONTHS

“Let's say it's a hobby”

“It opens up so many options, so many use cases”

“From a business point, this is a good thing to back, from a personal point of view, it's just

interesting”

“Every conversation we've had with our customers has been positive”

“We have a tendency for doing rebellious things, we want to go against the flow”

“I'm your biggest fan”

WHY?

LESSONS LEARNED

1. FOCUS ON CONNECTING PEOPLE

…IN REAL LIFE

2. FIND YOUR LOCAL AMBASSADORS

3. DEFINE MATURING PROCESS

DEFINE MATURING PROCESS

3. EDUCATE

4. GAMIFICATION

Join us!

WE’RE BUILDING THIS THING TOGETHER!

CONNECTGATEWAYS

CONTRIBUTEOSS

BUILD YOURCOMMUNITY

SHARE!

YOU ARE THE NETWORKLET’S BUILD THIS THING TOGETHER!

Laurens Slats

www. theth ingsnetwork .o rg