You may have heard about the internet of things (IoT)—or it may have already become so ingrained in your life, you forgot it had a name. Everything is talking to each other these days, from washing machines to lightbulbs to industrial manufacturing equipment. 

And they all need a platform to communicate. This is where Charlie Key comes in, with his tech startup, Losant, which offers a development platform for IoT products and services.

Some of their clients include the world’s biggest brands, such as Verizon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), P&G, and Chevron.