My discussion with Peter Bartek, President of Focused Technology Solutions at Marmon Berkshire Hathaway. In addition to successfully selling his company to Berkshire Hathaway, Peter is also a technologist and holds 18 patents on sensors and transportation safety. We discuss how sensors and IoT are evolving to improve industries, smart cities, and the quality of data available for businesses.
We get to explore how the crisis is changing the operational model of companies that deal with physical products and infrastructure where remote work is inherently more difficult. The pandemic accelerated the agility of businesses, responding to customers with accelerated innovation cycles. It has also changed the talent dynamics. Smaller businesses were able to attract talent that was furloughed in large companies and used the new talent for accelerated business growth and development.