The internet of things is proliferating thanks to the availability of better and faster connectivity in and outside the home; as well as the strong push for the adoption of the smart home by key players, especially with voice assistants.
In this talk, Gaurav talked about creating IOT products and experiences and shared his views on the precursors to help make decisions about whether you should make a connected smart device. He also shared some learnings about each component - the hardware, the cloud; and the end user applications as they relate to the user’s journey through your product’s experience.
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13. Then determine the role of hardware,
software & cloud in solving this problem.
Who is this user? A mass consumer, a business etc.
What is the user need?
14. What is the role of hardware in this model?
What is your business model?
17. Message the product for the channel of
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Purchase drivers may not be the same as usage drivers
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18. Package the product for the channel of
sale.
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Brown box vs on-shelf packaging
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The unboxing experience should drive
users towards their first WOW moment.
It's the first thing a user is excited to do with your
product.
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The setup guide should drive users
towards downloading the digital app.
The rest of the setup flow may be added after this on
the physical guide.
23. SETUP
Reach the user wherever they are.
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Multi modal experiences are the way forward, and the
cloud is critical in delivering this experience.
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Create easy and reliable
channel(s) for the user to engage with you.
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Don't add more channels if you can't support them.
26. but can create a differentiated offering
Making hardware is harder
Being more integrated in users' lives; allowing more longevity;
better understanding of and relationship with users.
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27. but can create a differentiated offering
Making hardware is harder
and be very rewarding to work on.
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High capital requirements
Long lead times
Planning for much further ahead by which time you are not necessarily state of the art any more
Adding connected layer
Now adds a software schedule that has to be aligned with the hardware, with interfaces and hand off points that have to be seamless
Uber creating the light for drivers
Amazon dash
Cost of entry and placement
Margins
Shipping and fulfillment
The messaging should be clear and congruent with the rest of your touchpoints
Circle - connection camera vs home security
Recognize what lives on physical touchpoints is harder to change once it's made (retail update cycles)
Easy to fall into trap of making retail packaging when it may not even be needed
WOW has to do with expectations and meeting them and surprising them with something they didn't know that they could expect from you
Video live screen in case of circle camera
OTA helps with schedule not being sequential and allows parallelization of tasks
However with OTA - the ota process needs to be clearly thought through including download size, download bandwidth, error handling, increase in the setup time etc.
Is the update forced or post setup
Mobile, web, multiplatform etc.
Embracing the change in the usage of the product over time
E.g. Circle usage with the voice assistants to use the live streams
In context understanding of where they may need a nudge and some help as opposed to generic
Error handling is critical and may not be the sexiest part of the work but is
Keep your commitment to respond to the customer in the time frame you have outlined - 24 hrs is a baseline.
Don't add more channels if you can't support them.
Invest in this channel as an extension of your core product / marketing experience
Have everyone on the team / engineers, product, operations etc. be involved in some capacity as this is the pulse of the product in the world.
Differentiated offering - allowing product to be part of larger ecosystem that is more integrated in a user's lifes and more longevity with better understanding of your users.