after the rice cs hack day

After the Hack

Aamir Viraniaamir@dropcam.com

11 March 2012

Questions?

After the Hack

• Write a business plan• Refine the idea• Ride a trend• Make some friends

After the Hack

• Write a business plan• Refine the idea• Ride a trend• Make some friends

idea

interesting idea

interesting idea problem

interesting idea that solves a problem

interesting idea that solves a problem and scales

Xobni (2006)

• “mine your personal data”– Email analytics– Track all your contacts– Useful?

Xobni (2006)

• “mine your personal data”– Email analytics Context around communication– Track all your contacts– Social / Useful (?)

Dropcam (2009)

• “watch anywhere from anywhere”– IP cameras suck– How can I watch my home when I’m not there?– Who would want this?

Trends

• Social• Local• Mobile• Cloud• Big Data• X as a Service• ?

Trends Dropcam Leverages

• Social• Local• Mobile• Cloud (Storage, Compute)• Big Data• X as a Service• Faster internet everywhere

watch what you love anywhere on any device*

*and optionally pay for cloud storage and video analysis

Make friends

• Co-Founders• Employees• Investors• Mentors• Media• Customers• ?

Greg

Greg Aamir

Gabor

Investors, Connectors, Mentors

After the Hack

• Write a business plan• Refine the idea• Ride a trend• Make some friends

We’re hiring!Interns and Full-Timeaamir@dropcam.com

Questions?