# Cloud-managed Irrigation Valves to Mitigate the Water Crisis with Devon Wright, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumo

- Show: [Hardware to Save a Planet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet)
- Published: 2023-01-19
- Length: 45m
- Episode: 18
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c
- Listen: https://podcasts.fame.so/e/p8lw7z4n-devon-wright-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves

## Summary

Devon Wright, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumo, explains how his company is addressing the agricultural water crisis with cloud-managed smart irrigation valves. He details the shift from traditional wired controllers to wireless, solar-powered devices that provide real-time leak detection and precise water volume control. Wright discusses the business model of selling hardware with an annual subscription, the challenges of hardware development versus software, and his vision for using aggregated data to facilitate water rights trading.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=3) Introduction and Devon Wright's Background
- [2:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=150) From Music to WiFi Lead Gen to Yelp Acquisition
- [6:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=380) Identifying the Irrigation Problem in Rural California
- [13:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=780) The Accountability Gap in Traditional Irrigation Systems
- [17:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=1049) Water Savings Potential and Climate Context
- [25:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=1520) Lumo's Business Model and Early Customer Pilots
- [30:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=1842) Hardware Development Lessons and Technical Challenges
- [34:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=2089) Future Vision: Water Rights Trading and Data
- [42:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hardware-to-save-a-planet/2023-01-19-cloud-managed-irrigation-valves-to-mitigate-the-water-crisis-with-devon-wright-c#t=2520) Advice for Climate Entrepreneurs

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Lumo (company)
- Yelp (company)
- Toro (company)
- Orbit (company)
- Husqvarna (company)
- Nest (product)
- Crimson Wine (company)
- Pine Ridge (company)
- Sproutwood (company)

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- [Leveraging Customer Relationships to Build Authentic IoT Products with Dave Crosby, Co-founder, and CMO at WyzeLabs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2022-11-10-leveraging-customer-relationships-to-build-authentic-iot-products-with-dave-cros) (Over the Air)
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