Alright, I’m going to spill some beans – probably shouldn’t, but whatever.
We’re going to be bringing on a COO in the coming weeks to help us from an operations/finance standpoint. Part of their job is to look at our innovation calendar and figure out what is and isn’t feasible.
I was chatting with @kreene1987 offline and explained that my goal for Inovelli has always been to be, “the Ring of lighting” – that is, come in to the lighting industry and shake it up the way Ring shook up the alarm industry.
Part of that strategy is to really revolutionize the way we think about lighting. No more just on/off/dim/color change, etc – but rather, have lighting work for you (circadian, hard of hearing notifications, energy management, etc). This is why most of what we’ve done traditionally (aside from the sensor – I will give that one a pass bc it was a white-label and cheap to acquire) has been bulbs and switches.
So what am I getting at? Lol, great question.
I’d like to really understand the process @JimK and @travis went through when building your house and selecting your lights. Like, did the builder give you Option A = Traditional Lights and Option B = Smart Lights for a premium? Or did you guys go to them and say, “Do you have a smart home package?”
What I need to do is put together some quantitative data and a story to sell the COO on why we should invest here and invest quickly.
The good news is his primary target for him will be B2B and this would include the builders, so I think this is a great fit.
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Anyway, I guess what I’m asking is: @JimK and @travis do you guys mind if I start a thread and ask some questions around your experience with purchasing a home with smart lighting?