ISSUE 5
DEC 21 2017



Let’s get past the hype and get on with the journey.

Tribute to IoT Pioneers
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IoT Reality Check

As we head into what I believe could be a watershed year for IoT, I think it’s appropriate to look back at some of the visionaries, trailblazers, and pioneers who have led us to this moment. From the beginning, IoT has challenged technology, business, and cultural paradigms—moving us to break down silos, driving us to create new standards, and impelling us to create broad, open ecosystems of partners to bring IoT to fruition. In this issue, you can read my tribute to some of the IoT pioneers who have brought us this far, and get glimpses of new trends and pioneering changes from the next generation of IoT innovators.

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In Other Words
Our guest writers exemplify the traits of industrial IoT pioneers—vision, imagination, execution. Investments in startups from McRock Capital’s Scott MacDonald and Whitney Rockley address many of IoT’s adoption challenges. Schneider’s Nicolas Windpassinger, who just released, “The Internet of Things: Digitize or Die,” thinks IoT’s future hinges on the willingness of an organization’s leaders and middle managers to examine their digital shortcomings and do something about it. –MK What do you think?
Scott MacDonald and Whitney Rockley, Co-founders and Managing Partners of McRock Capital, explain why Industrial IoT is gaining capital attention
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Nicolas Windpassinger, Global Vice President of Schneider Electric’s EcoXpert Partner Program, on what is needed for the IoT pioneers of tomorrow
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Just the Facts Please
The term “Internet of Things” is less than two decades old—but its roots go back at least a century. Take a walk along the road to IoT, accompanied by visionaries like Nikola Tesla, who in 1926 envisioned that wireless technology would convert the whole earth into a huge brain. Or Hubert Upton, who invented the first wearable computer in 1967. I’ve enjoyed browsing these IoT histories and timelines to see how we got here. –MK What do you think?
The Evolution of IoT
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Short History of the Industrial Internet of Things
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A Very Short History of the Internet Of Things
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A Brief History of the Internet of Things
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IoT in Action
I introduced you to five IoT pioneers above, but there are many more people who have helped lay the foundation for IoT transformation. The articles below honor 21 additional IoT trailblazers. And these are only the beginning.

Who do you know who has made a significant contribution to our collective IoT journey? –MK
From Professors To IoT Pioneers, Connected World 2017 Honorees
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Tom Siebel, Tech Pioneer, Bets Big on the Internet of Things
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Connected World Honors Ten IoT Leaders 40 and Under
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Building the Internet of Things
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Building the Internet of Things is a periodic newsletter by and for IoT thought and business leaders. Launched by New York Times bestselling author and Cisco VP Maciej Kranz, the newsletter aims to grow a “coalition of the willing,” as well as inform, activate and exchange ideas on how we can drive IoT disruption and transformation throughout industry.
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