Industrial IoT Venture

Overview

This repository documents the strategic planning and execution roadmap for an industrial IoT consulting and platform business, leveraging 13 years of controls engineering experience combined with 4 years of cloud engineering expertise.

Current Status

Phase: Planning & Strategy
Target Launch: Q1 2026 (Phase 1 - Consulting)
Bootstrap Approach: Self-funded, minimal capital requirements

Core Strategy

3-Phase Bootstrap Approach:

• Phase 1 (Months 1-3): OT/IT Integration Consulting - Revenue generation, market validation
• Phase 2 (Months 4-9): Edge Monitoring Platform - Recurring revenue, infrastructure buildout
• Phase 3 (Months 10-18): GPU-Powered AI Features - Premium tier, predictive maintenance

Key Differentiators

1. OT/IT Hybrid Expertise: Rare combination of PLC programming + cloud engineering
2. Edge-First Architecture: Data sovereignty, low latency, works offline
3. No AWS Conflict: Positioned as complementary, not competitive
4. Bootstrap-Friendly: Start with $500, scale with customer cash

Repository Structure

• STRATEGY.md - Overall strategic direction and positioning
• competitive-analysis.md - Market research and competitive landscape
• business-models.md - All business model options evaluated
• recommended-approach.md - Detailed 3-phase execution plan
• financials.md - Revenue models, projections, economics
• go-to-market.md - 90-day sprint, customer targeting, pitch
• technical-stack.md - Infrastructure, tools, deployment architecture
• risks-and-constraints.md - AWS non-compete, risk mitigation

Quick Reference

Target Market: Small-to-mid manufacturers ($10-100M revenue)
Initial Capital: $500-1,000
Target Revenue (Month 3): $20k-45k
Target Revenue (Month 18): $35k/month recurring

Next Actions

See go-to-market.md for the 90-day sprint checklist.

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Last Updated: December 2025