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Connected product company

The device is the product. Success is shipping units you can still support, deciding dispatch vs remote fix, and telling customers what is true without opening the shell.

Match a vertical in illustrative customers - Harbor Retail, Northstar Cold Chain, Meridian Autonomy, or Polar Freight - then pick a story below. For a full OEM picture, see SiloSentry - a fictional grain-bin sensor company walkthrough of Dataplicity after devices ship (illustrative, not a real customer product).

Stories

Business momentStart here
Ship the first customer unit you can still supportShip the first customer unit you can still support
Carry one device record from factory to field ticketCarry one device record from factory to field ticket
Hand support from engineering to a real queueHand support from engineering to a real queue
Decide dispatch vs remote fix on a field support callDecide dispatch vs remote fix on a field support call
Tell the customer what is true without the shellTell the customer what is true without the shell
Separate “one bad unit” from “the network died”Separate one bad unit from the network died
Keep evidence for field decisions and “who did what”Keep evidence for field decisions and who did what

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