023: How to Build IoT Solutions That Scale

Welcome to episode #23 of IoT Product Leadership, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with product leaders on what it takes to build great IoT products. I’m your host, Daniel Elizalde.     I’m very excited to kickoff 2019 with a very special podcast episode. My guest today is Zach Shelby, VP of Developers at ARM.     In this episode, we talk about the challenges of scaling your IoT solution, the role of standards in IoT, and the importance of creating products that enable permissionless innovation. This is an episode no IoT Product Leader should miss.        About Zach Shelby:    Zach is a visionary entrepreneur and technology leader, angel investor and thought leader in the Internet of Things space. Currently he is a Vice President involved with IoT at Arm and will be based in California starting July, 2018. Zach founded the Micro:bit Foundation in 2016 to bring the brilliant educational work of the BBC to children and teachers around the world. Since then micro:bit has been used by millions of young people in 50+ countries. This is making a real difference in education at a global level, providing the ability for anyone to learn to solve problems creatively using technology, and paving the way for a whole new generation of Makers and IoT pros. Zach was co-founder of Sensinode where he has acted as CEO and CTO for the ground-breaking company before acquisition by ARM in 2013. At ARM he has served as Vice President of Marketing and Director of Technology for Internet of Things, and is on assignment from ARM to the Micro:bit Foundation. He is an active investor and advisor for tech startups, including CubiCasa (PropTech), Augumenta (AR), Petasense (Industrial IoT), Walkia (LED lighting).        Topics we discuss in this episode:   Zach shares his background and about ARM. How ARM approaches IoT solutions. The most interesting markets/industries that are currently adopting the Internet of Things. Some of the challenges Enterprises face when transitioning into IoT. What it means that, “universal data access is key to successful IoT initiatives.” As an industry, how we are getting close to universal data access. What is “permission-less innovation” and why it is important. Advice for Product Leaders who are new at developing IoT solutions.   To learn more about Zach and ARM: Zach on LinkedIn On Twitter @zach_shelby ARM A Transformative Device-to-Data Platform for Connected IoT that Empowers an Intelligent Enterprise Arm Treasure Data Enterprise Customer Data Platform  Enhancing the Customer Experience with IoT  IoT: How Marketers Can Survive the IoT Data Deluge