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From 0 to $500 Million ARR in 6 years: Learnings from Innovating in Underserved Markets with Samsara CPO Kiren Sekar (Pod 549 + Video)

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Samsara’s tools allow customers to provide feedback directly to the company, allowing customers to be proactive in communicating their thoughts about the product. Before starting Samsara, Sekar worked with the same founding team at Meraki, which focused on wireless device connectivity. Here are a couple of ideas.

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Understanding the Payment Terminal: Integrated vs. Semi-Integrated vs. Non-Integrated Payment Terminals

Stax

As such, there is a 2-way sync between the devices The POS system offers One-way communication to the physical terminal. These days, payment terminals can also conduct contactless payments and mobile payments, like Apple Pay, via Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. However, magstripes are no longer PCI compliant.)

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Investing in Prepared

Andreessen Horowitz

With smartphones now virtually ubiquitous, however, 70% of 911 calls are now made with wireless phones. It also provides real-time translation in more than 140 languages and AI transcription of calls so that operators can seamlessly communicate with the caller while documenting the most important information.

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Upgrading cell towers could save enough energy to power entire cities

IT World

It’s hard to imagine not being able to communicate on the go with our mobile devices, or increasingly through a wireless home gateway enabling Internet services to both residential and business customers,” the report said. That’s the equivalent of the average power used by almost two million households.

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The Omnipresence of Omni-Channel Communication: Adapt or Die

The Marketing & Growth Hacking Publication

Marketing and communication practices now must be completely focused on user experience, provide the utmost convenience, and be increasingly omni-present, allowing consumers the ability to interact with brands on numerous different channels and devices at any time and place they choose. Take shopping, for instance.

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Managed 4G/5G service connects to Amazon, Microsoft clouds

IT World

Federated Wireless is launching a turnkey 4G/5G service through a partnership with Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure that runs over Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS), which the Federal Communications Commission opened up to public use in January.

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Tap to Pay: What It Is and How It Works

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How Tap to Pay Works Tap-to-pay, whether used with a contactless card or a smart device, operates through Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. This short-range wireless communication technology allows data exchange between devices close to each other, typically within a few centimeters. Q: How does tap to pay work?