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#015: Developing kid-safe tech at Gabb: what it takes and why it’s so important

Coredump Sessions · 20 Aug 2025 · 57m · Episode 15

What this episode covers

Chad (Director of Product) and Lance (SVP of Marketing) from Gabb discuss building kid-safe IoT devices like the Gabb Watch 3E and Gabb Phone 4. They explain their strategy of using multiple OEMs for hardware and firmware to mitigate supply chain risk, while keeping parental control software and AI-driven content filtering in-house. The conversation covers the challenges of balancing security, privacy (COPPA compliance), and user experience for both children and parents, as well as managing firmware versioning across different product lines.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Gabb, Memfault, Indiegogo, Verizon
Products
Gabb Watch 3E, Gabb Phone 4, Gabb Phone 4 Pro, Pebble
Tools
Knox
Also
COPPA

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