Interview with Dharmendra Rathore | IOTomation
I hope this can inspire you to become a successful entrepreneur too! Why is it important to hear the story of a successful entrepreneur?
Having the vision to become an entrepreneur is great. Making it happen is another story!
In that frame, I had the pleasure to interview Mr. Dharmendra Rathore, CEO of IOTomation Ecotech Pvt. Ltd. IOTomation designs develop & manufacture
innovative and intelligent building solutions that not only reduce the costs of energy, commissioning and maintenance but at the same time also enables the safer, efficient and more productive world.
1. Can you share a little about E4 Scale Track 2020?
A) ‘Scale Track’ is a mentorship program launched by Shell under its E4 program,
B) E4 program is Shell’s flagship start-up incubation program,
C) In Scale Track’s 2020 edition, 10 energy-related start-ups have been selected, who have already achieved a product-market fit with their commercial products,
D) This mentorship program is designed for mature all these 10 start-ups to strengthen their strategy and scale up operations,
E) Under this program, Shell E4 collaborates with industry partners to offer insights from global companies and industry leaders,
F) The industry partners on boards are ABB, AVL, Indian Angel Network, Catapult, Maharashtra State Innovation Society, The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBSCD) and Ola, etc.
G) Selected start-ups can use material resources including full access to the lab at Shell Technology Centre, Bangalore
H) Current theme for 2020 Scale Track:
1) Future of mobility
2) Energy Management System
2. How do you feel to be shortlisted for E4 Scale Track 2020?
We are happy to be selected in the Shell E4 accelerator program; it will surely give us a productive opportunity to reach a wider global network and customer base. Their subject matter experts, mentors will help us strengthen our business strategy and scaling our operations up globally.
3. What is New Age Intelligent Building? How IOTomation provides innovative and intelligent building solutions.
New Age Intelligence for Building is IOTomation’s mission to make buildings technologically empowered, energy-efficient and sustainable, be it commercial, residential, hotel, hospitals or retail units.
IOTomation is born in the new Internet of Things (IoT) when open protocols, cloud computing, analytics, and artificial intelligence have been integrated into the core of our products and services.
Our Building IoT solutions seamlessly connect, collect, analyze and act on the data in real-time, delivering enhanced safety, efficiency, reliability and sustainability.
This new-age building management solution not only automates and integrates various subsystems of a building on a single centralized platform but also optimizes energy usage, improves productivity and increases energy efficiency. As an add-on solution, it also monitors fire system of the building by generating reports, historical alarms, trouble, and supervisory logs, controls all the connected devices,
monitor notification systems to deliver critical messages to designated groups of people via emails, text messages, on-screen computer pop-up displays, or other messaging platforms.
4. What is the uniqueness of your model or idea?
We offer a perfect solution to these problems through our unique subscription plan called ‘PaYu’, the first in the industry, which answers your concerns regarding investment/finance, technology, and manpower management. Under this model, you have to pay only for the service you choose thus reducing risk and securing higher degrees of flexibility. No upfront payment; no extra cost for software and controller’s upgradation.
5. What are the three new-age (NA) products that IOTomation offers?
It is all about new age intelligence for buildings. Add on modules are iEMS, iFMS, iPPM, iTBS.
