Arrow launching ‘Internet of Things’ boot camp

By: InnovatioNews Monday July 27, 2015 0 comments Tags: Centennial, Arrow Electronics, Skookum Digital Work, Josh Oakhurst, Aiden Mitchell, Internet of Things

CENTENNIAL -- Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE: ARW) announced it is collaborating with Skookum Digital Works   to offer the “Innovation Launch Pad,” a five-day, immersive learning “boot camp” for companies looking to bring innovative and profitable “Internet of Things (IoT)” ideas to market.

“IoT is poised to disrupt entire business models and industries, but companies looking to bring innovative new IoT technologies to market face a number of complex challenges,” said Aiden Mitchell, Arrow’s VP of semiconductor marketing.

“As a top technology solutions provider, Arrow is excited to collaborate with Skookum on this boot camp to help our customers stay ahead of the innovation curve and profit from the tremendous opportunities IoT presents.”

Arrow said its Innovation Launch Pads are designed to help participants move from ideation to creation, leaving them with a tangible proof-of-concept, prototype, demonstration or business plan for IoT technology after five days.

Launch Pad participants will have access to Arrow design engineers and Skookum’s team of developers, hardware hackers and product designers as they move through a focused experimentation process, Arrow said.,

“Skookum’s proven model empowers companies to embrace the innovation process,” said Josh Oakhurst, Skookum’s chief strategy officer.

“We give companies a chance to compress months of experimentation and ideation into one short, intensely productive week.”

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