Experiences with Distributed Teams in Developing an IoT Product
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Alexander Schmitt describes developing FYTA, an IoT commerce platform for sustainable indoor gardening built around a small plant sensor that measures light, water, temperature and nutrients. He discusses product development experience for the sensor and gamified, content-driven app, and outlines team composition and lessons learned from his role as founder and CTO working with decentralized teams.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:58What is Vita Feta
- 6:46External dev team journey
- 8:35Team assembly learnings
- 13:29Fundraising importance
- 16:59Investor perspective
- 18:45What investors value
- 20:36Skills investors want
- 23:03Founder pros and cons
- 25:54Founding risks
- 28:42Summary
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