Crossing the Chasm With an API
summary
A company that started by selling branded apps builds a REST/JSON energy data portal instead, extracting meter readings from an internal energy data Fortress and exposing them via an API used by hundreds of clients. The claim is horizontal reuse across facility management, trading and consumer apps rather than deep vertical products. Built pieces: portal, documentation, custom playback authentication system (really OAuth), and tooling for developers; scaling to 5.6 million energy meters is the next big technical hurdle.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:25The Energy Data Fortress
- 3:25Crossing the Chasm
- 4:00The Big Gap
- 6:00Going Vertical
- 10:00Cross the Chasm
- 13:00Our Experience
- 17:00Benefits
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