Internet of Things - A Trillion Dollar Opportunity

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Internet of Things is a Trillion Dollar Opportunity.

The once NASA technology to monitor your heart in real time is now available to your doctor. This is the world of the "Internet of Things" and with it comes vast new business opportunities.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a scenario in which "things" (and people) are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. IoT has evolved from the convergence of wireless technologies, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and the Internet.

Devices connected to equipment, vehicles, people, and animals have the potential to decrease the cost of doing business while providing instantaneous data and improved service delivery. Adaptability and making quick decisions with real-time data is what it is all about.

The April Austin Small Biz Operations & Gorilla Finance Group (https://www.meetup.com/Austin-Small-Business-Gorilla-Operations-and-Finance-Jungle/) Meetup will have an expert presenter who is going to spend one hour helping you understand the changes in our world that will come because of IoT - and the business opportunities to come.

Our speaker for April is Michael Hathaway. He has 27 years of executive and engineering expertise in the semiconductor, communications, consumer electronics and energy industries.

Michael has has aurthored six patents and has help held executive positions at IronBridge Networks (Founder, CTO), Agere (Acquired by Lucent Micro Electronics), Austin Ventures (Venture Partner), and Tiga Energy Services (CEO).

Mr. Hathaway is currently CTO and Founder of Information Xchange, Inc, an Internet-Of-Things platform company which focuses on commercial and industrial markets.

Please plan on attending!