Welcome back to a data-driven conversation with Priya Vijayakumar. 

Today we have a really fascinating discussion with Priya who is the CEO and Co-Founder of WattIQ which is an IoT company specifically focused on reducing climate impact through helping to find wasted energy and working with manufacturers to create better longer-lasting products. 

Our discussion covered a lot of topics surrounding IoT and our usual lines of questions plus a few new ones. Below you can find a general log of topics in chronological order. 

• Intro to Priya
• Her learning framework
• What WattIQ is doing
• Getting set up
• The benefits of IoT
• Manufacturers using data to improve their products
• How the tech works
• Publicly available data
• The intersection of ESG and IoT
• Big areas for IoT growth 
• Cyber security and IoT
• The integration dilemma 
• Using data in the procurement process
• The regulation landscape
• How to get into IoT
• Learn the fundamentals
• Finding your direction early in your career
• Closing out

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