Sramana Mitra: So you are trying to transmit data from those devices into a centralized cloud environment for debugging, technical support, or customer service? Joel Young: Yes. It even extends to consumption and auditing purposes. SM: Are those devices then spitting out information that you are putting into the Salesforce.com cloud? JY: The devices tend
Sramana: When it comes to equity strategy things, can get very tricky, very fast. Most entrepreneurs have no clue how to build an equity strategy. Thomas Massie: The first step might be friends and family, followed by angels. I have seen a shift in venture capital which is trending towards less risk and less venture.
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Sramana Mitra: How is cloud computing affecting your business? Which are the major trends you are tracking? Joel Young: As I mentioned, we provide iDigi, a device cloud which connects devices to the broader Internet. Anybody who wishes to get information can access the device through standard HTTP web services into the cloud. We store
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Sramana: Have you taken any outside financing, or have you grown the company strictly from internal cash flow? Thomas Massie: When we first started the company, I and some investors I was involved with at a previous venture put a few million dollars into a hat. That created the growth capital required to get the
Joel Young is the senior vice president of research & development and chief technical officer of Digi International, a machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions expert for improving business efficiencies. In this interview Joel talks about the integration of the company’s systems in businesses like Salesforce.com and future trends of “the Internet of Things.” According to Wikipedia, the Internet
Sramana: You have made a successful from a non-repeatable services business to something that is highly repeatable and scalable. The product now generates the services, and you are obviously the best capable to provide services around your business. Thomas Massie: Absolutely. Nobody knows our product better than us. We are able to tailor every solution