Building the Global IoT Network and Community with Jeremy Prince, CEO Sigfox

Building the Global IoT Network and Community with Jeremy Prince, CEO Sigfox

Author: Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse June 15, 2021 Duration: 39:46

Today our guest is Jeremy Prince, CEO of Sigfox, to discuss their mission to build the largest IoT ecosystem in the world.

  • 3:20 Transitioning to a new CEO
  • 5:22 What drew you to Sigfox in 2018? 
  • 12:26 2020, a difficult year
  • 20:33 IoT Mass Adoption – 3 drivers: transforming customers' businesses, regulatory compliance, and new, disruptive business models leveraging IoT
  • 26:25 The growth of IoT's different segments and markets
  • 28:30 The impact of 5G on IoT
  • 31:16 Is it finally time for IoT to scale?
  • 38:00 Chocolatine or pain au chocolat?

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