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How to Build a Marine IoT Fleet Management Solution | Dan Harper, Founder & CEO of Siren Marine | #IoTFounders E028

IoT For All Podcast · 22 May 2019 · 1h 01m

What this episode covers

Dan Harper, founder and CEO of Siren Marine, explains how he transitioned from a professional yacht captain to building a connected boat platform that monitors battery health, water intrusion, and security. He details the strategic partnership with IoT solutions provider Leverage (co-founders Eric Kahn and Steve Lee) to develop the hardware, cloud infrastructure, and mobile app. The episode covers the evolution from wired to wireless sensors, the integration of NMEA 2000 data for fleet analytics, and the company's expansion into non-marine industrial monitoring.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
Leverage, Vodafone
Products
Siren Marine, Nest, OnStar
Also
NMEA 2000

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