Failed Retail Video Analytics Startup Analyzed

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Dec 19, 2017

Most manufacturers in this industry try hard to cover up failure.

But an industry startup backed by Silicon Valley's most prestigious accelerator has provided an in-depth account of the causes of their demise. Inside this note, we review and analyze them, pointing out other important causes, and companies struggling in retail video analytics.

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Retail ********* *********** ******

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Comments (9)

Undisclosed #1

12/19/17 11:39pm

"*******, ****** ********* ** ********** **** * ********** *** ***** extremely ****-*********,********* ** ***** ***** ** ********** **** **** *** ******** improve *****, ****** ******, ** ********* **** * ****** ******-**** impact."

***** '********* ****-*********' (******* ** *** **** *******/**** *********** ** retail) ***** ** **** **** ***** ********* '********* *********-*********' ** well.

* **** *** *** **** ********** **** ****** ********* *** apparently **** *** **** ** ****** *** *** *******/***** ** the **** ******** ** *** *******:

"******* **** *** ******** ***** *** **** ****** ****’* ****** use **** **** **** *******, *** ** ***** *** ** imperfect **********. ***** ********* *****’* **** ** ***** **** ****, it **** **** * *** ** ****** *** *** ** use **. ** **** ******’* ****** ** ***, *** **** was *******."

*** ****? ***** ***** ** ** **** *** ******** *****'* understand *** ***** ** **** ******* *****? *** *********?

****... ****.

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John Bredehoft

Idemia | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 12/21/17 06:53pm

* ****'* ********* **** ********* ** ******** **** *** ********* are ****. * **** ** ** **** **** *** ****** realized **** ** ****'* ******* *** ******** ** *** ** convert *** **** **** ********* **********.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Bredehoft | 12/21/17 09:28pm

** ********** (*** ********) ** **** *** **** ******** ** not '**********' ** ***** ****. *.*. ****** ********* *** ** limited ****** ***** - *** *** ****** *** ******.

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Undisclosed #2

12/20/17 12:36am

*** ******** ** ****** ****** ******** ******** *********, ** **** familiarity **** *** ******** ********. ***** ***** *** ***** ** pulling ***** **** ******** ************ *******, *** **** ***** *****-***** analysis ** *** ***** ** ******** ***** ****/*******.

******* *** “****” ****** *** *****...

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | 12/20/17 11:30am

****** ********* *******, *** ******* **** ** **** **** ********* else ** ********, *** **** ** *** ******** ********, *** in **** ****** ** ****. ******* ********** ******** ******* *** recognition *** ******* **** ** **** ** *** ****** ********* else

**** **** ****....

Undisclosed #3

12/20/17 01:49pm

**** ********* ********* **** ** ******* **** *** **** **** and *********** ****. ***** ******* ********* ** *** ***** *****, it ** ***** *** *******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 12/20/17 02:07pm

"***** ******* ********* ** *** ***** *****, ** ** ***** the *******."

**** **************.

****** ********* *** ******* **** (*******).... *** ** ********* **** data ******** ** ********** ***** ** *** ********, **** *** would **** *** *** ******* **** ******** **** (******* ** them) ****?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

12/21/17 03:28am

* ***** ***** * **** ***** **** *******, (*** ***** I **** **** * ******), *** *** ****** **** **** the **** **** ****** ** ****** ** ***** ***:

**** ** ******* ******* ** *** ****** ********* ****, ** didn’t **** ****** **** ************* **** ********* —

*** "** ** ***** ** **** **** ****" ****** *** **** **** ** ******* ****** *** ** doesn't ** *********. ** ***'** ***** ** *********, **** *** could *** ****** ** ******* ******** *******?

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 12/21/17 01:39pm

**** ** *** * ********. * **** **** *********** *** start-ups ** **** **** ******* **** ** **** ***** *** start-ups. ***** ***'* ***** ******, ********** ** *** *********** **** them.

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