How to address the growing need for simplified solutions that solve complex problems? Should you challenge the ecosystem fundamentally? What is the best location to start an IoT startup and how should you scale your startup? What are the differences between Asia and Europe/US? Should you move to Asia? Chirayu Wadke, a partner with SeedPlus, tells us about his proteges and what he would do if he would start his own business.

What does a VC look for when they evaluate a product’s viability? Is there a difference between a hardware and software startup? How do you build the right team to develop a coherent IoT solution that differentiates and delivers real outcomes?

Understand from Chirayu Wadka of SeedPlus on what makes a startup scale, and why Ofo and Mobike succeeded despite the failure of other bike sharing companies. Plus, we hear his thoughts on starting a VC fund, and the landscape of tech VC in South East Asia. 

Peter tells us about a rollercoaster case of an IoT implementation gone wrong with a happy ending for a manufacturing firm. We also discuss the penalty of innovation, and the future of the cloud vs. edge relationship. 

How do data markets affect future business models? Is it possible to use AI and Machine Learning to differentiate and create competitive advantages in an aging workforce? What are the ways to scale AI solutions and create business value? Peter Bourne explains how he uses his technology suite to differentiate his business. We discuss the viability of data exchange marketplaces and the poster child of technology in business. 

How does purposefully designing service into the product help developers differentiate their product offering? How has the interface between SaaS vendors and end users changed over the past 5 years from science project to agility? Understand how to integrate service and technology to create a customer value proposition that proactively scales the business from BrightWolf CEO, Peter Bourne. 

How does international mobility and connectivity empower IoT and M2M providers to offer logistics companies a solution for their end customers? We see a practical use case of a single management platform for tracking parcels with real time updates across borders and carriers. With BICS' connectivity solutions, Hanhaa reduced the lead time of developing a global footprint network from months to just weeks. Carlos Villanueva is the head of market intelligence and strategic partnership at BICS. 

How is roaming for IoT devices different from roaming from our consumer smartphones? What are the factors that come into play to determine the end to end solutions for an increasingly connected and networked world? What does this mean for the technologies that are on the rise in the horizon?

Carlos advocates reliable and high quality connectivity matters, even though it's been traditionally overlooked in the value chain, and explains how to build and monetise connectivity services for IoT businesses. We also discuss the technology roadmap for BICS and connectivity businesses to approach new rising technologies.

Carlos Villanueva is the head of market intelligence and strategic partnership at BICS. 

Where are we in the IoT adoption cycle? What are the key IoT challenges for industries and enterprises to improve business models or find new revenue streams? Is the technology available to enable use cases to solve the different challenges?

In the first of three interviews, Carlos Villanueva helps us understand more about global cross-border IoT deployment and ecosystem solutions to achieve total international connectivity to drive business performance. 

The Industrial IoT ecosystem is a truly dynamic space and a large part of that dynamism can be attributed to the investment and venture capital space that provides the financial impetus to drive innovation in niche fields like edge computing, cybersecurity and blockchain. 

In the second episode of our "Ventures in Industrial IoT" series with GE Ventures, we are pleased to welcome Nicholas Pappageorge, IoT market analyst at CB Insights to the show. Brace yourself for a highly engaging and data-driven conversation as Nicholas shares his findings on the latest trends impacting the venture capital space surrounding the Industrial IoT market.

According to the 2017 Gartner Hype Cycle, many emerging technologies linked to IoT like machine learning, cognitive computing and IoT platforms find themselves in the "peak of inflated expectations" phase. At such an inflexion point, it is vital to accurately evaluate the promise these technologies hold for us. 

In the first part of the very first episode of this exciting new series, Mike Dolbec, Managing Director of venture investments and M&A at GE Digital has a candid discussion about edge computing, blockchain and other nascent technologies in the Industrial IoT space.