Collision 2015 - Chet Pipkin of Wemo with Jefferson Graham of USA Today
summary
A consumer hardware company pivots to a WeMo platform that wires existing sockets, switches and bulbs into cloud rules, already demoing open a garage with phone, timed coffee and remote pot‑roast monitoring at a Redondo Beach test home. Partnerships include Cree and Sylvania bulbs and Linksys smart‑WiFi that notifies new devices. A water product that reads plumbing pressure to emit signatures and produce an itemized water usage report is in WeMo water pilot. Company touts 100 million routers sold.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction to WeMo
- 1:05Home automation vision
- 2:08Smartphone revolution inspiration
- 3:15WeMo platform and learning
- 3:58Company transformation
- 5:01WeMo business impact
- 6:03Future of home automation
- 7:30Smart lighting expansion
- 8:31Power and water management
- 9:58Water sensor pilot
- 10:42Home builder partnerships
- 12:08100 million routers milestone
- 13:12Smart Wi-Fi hub role
- 14:36Chet Pipkin’s story
- 16:04Quitting college to innovate
- 17:08Early tech ventures
- 18:12First printer peripheral
- 19:17Future predictions
