Sramana Mitra: The numbers you are quoting are amazing. Even in India, you cannot get a great engineer for $25,000. Ander Michelena: You can get very good talent at a cheaper rate. That is one of our main competitive advantages. We are almost more than 300 people in the company at this point. Most of
Sramana Mitra: Let’s step back. What I’m trying to trace here is more of a case study of the entrepreneur’s journey. What was the first thing that you did when you launched the company? It sounds like you were able to convince investors. What kind of investors were these? Ander Michelena: The good thing about
Spain’s economy has been devastated, and it is really up to entrepreneurs to build it back to health. Anders Michelena is doing his part. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your personal story. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of circumstances? Ander Michelena: I was
Libelium is a privately held wireless sensor network platform provider. The company delivers, open-source, low-power consumption devices that are easy to program and implement for Smart Cities solutions and a wide range of M2M and sensor projects. All of Libelium’s products are modular, horizontal and easy to integrate into third-party systems. The company is based