Startup Flock Declares Itself "The New Standard For Neighborhood Security"

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Dec 15, 2017

Mega startup generator YCombinator has backed a startup targeting neighborhood video surveillance and security.

Flock Safety is taking a technology traditionally limited to "professional" solutions, License Plate Recognition, and creating a consumer-oriented service offering marketed to neighborhoods and HOA's that want to track vehicles.

IPVM spoke with Flock's co-founder and CEO, Garrett Langley, about Flock's custom-built solar-powered LPR camera, and their go to market strategy, bypassing the traditional integrator channel with the LPR solution.

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Target *********

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Channel *****

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Current ***********

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Outlook *** *****

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Comments (17)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

12/15/17 03:01pm

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Undisclosed End User #2

12/15/17 03:43pm

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* ***'* ******* *** **** ****** **** ** *********** ********* at ********* ******* ****** ****** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

12/15/17 05:49pm

****, * *** *** ******* ***** * ***** ** ******* in **** ******* *** **** ******* ** * ******* ******** management ******* ** ******* "********".

Mark Strange

IPVMU Certified | 12/15/17 05:49pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Mark Strange | 12/15/17 07:57pm

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Undisclosed #6

In reply to Mark Strange | 12/16/17 07:58pm

"*** * ******* ** **** ******** ** *******. ** ****? Very **************. ** ****** ********."

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Meghan Uhl

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 02/20/18 04:20am

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Undisclosed #6

In reply to Meghan Uhl | 02/20/18 04:50am

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Meghan Uhl

In reply to Undisclosed #6 | 02/23/18 05:12am

** *'* * *** *** *** ** ************ **** ** where * *** ** * ******* *** *** **** - since * ******* **** * ********* * *****, *'* ***** gonna *** *** ** ** ******* **, *'* ****** ***** to *** * ***'* ********. *** **** *** ********* **** .... * ***** ** **** *** **** ***** - * said "** ***** **** ** ** ****** **** ***** ****** to **** *** *** *** ****** ***". ** *'* *** saying *** ** *** *** * ***** **** ** ***** help ************** ********* *** ***** ** ******** ** ****** ***** ** **** a **** ****** ******** ** ** ** ******* *** **** it **** **** **** ** ** ******* *** *** ******** and **** ********** ** *** ***** ****** *** * ***'* believe **** ****** **** ***'* *** ********* **** *** **** enough ********. ** ****, * **** ******** ********** (**) **** burglary *** * *** ****** *** ** *** *** **** on *** "*********** **** ***" **** *** ** ***** ** either ****.

** *** ***** ** * ****** * *** *** **** dedicating **** **** *** **** ***'* *** ******* **** ***** and ********* ****** *** *******.

* **** ********* *** ********** ******** ***** **:

*** *** & ** ********** ***** *** ******** * ******* deal ******* **** ***** * ***** ****** ****** ** ** affordable **** ** *** ********** (*** *** ***** ****** **** idea) *** *** *** **** ****** ** ******* ********** *** neighborhood ******* **** *** ****** **** ** ******** **** *******. And ** *** *** *** **** ********** $ **** *** put **** *** **** **** ****'** *** **** ******* ** the **** ** ********** *****.

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Meghan Uhl | 02/23/18 05:36am

** *'* *** ****** *** ** *** *** * ***** that ** ***** **** ************** *** **** ** *** ***** in ******** ** ****** ***** ** **** * **** ****** priority ** ** ** ******* *** **** ** **** **** them ** ** ******* *** *** ******** *** **** ********** of *** ***** ****** *** * ***'* ******* **** ****** that ***'* *** ********* **** *** **** ****** ********.

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** ***** *** ***** ***** ** *****, ********* **** * way ** ******* ******, ****** ** *****. **** ** * blue **** *** ***** **** ******* **** ******** **** ******* you *** ** *** ****.

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Michael Gonzalez

In reply to Mark Strange | 12/18/17 11:34pm

**** *****, ** **** ********* *** ***** ****** ** ************ security. ******* *** ********* ** ***** ** *********, ** ***** be ****** ********* ** ********* ****** "** *** ***" ***** on *** ******** **** ****** ********.

Undisclosed #6

In reply to Michael Gonzalez | 12/19/17 12:17am

"** ***** ** ****** ********* ** ********* ****** "** *** car" ***** ** *** ******** **** ****** ********."

*** *** *** *** **** *** ***** ******, *******... *********** is *** *** ****.

** ** ****** **** (***) ** ** ************* ****.

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******* ****** *********** (** ** *******) ** ****** **** *** know ***** ****** ** **** **.

*******: * **** ** * ***** *********** *********** ** *** suburbs ** ** *****'* ******* ****. ** **** * *** crime **** ** ** ************, *** *** *** *** ******* in ****** ***** **** *** *********** *** ********* **** *****.

*** *********** **** *** *** (****) *********, **** **** ******* roads ********** **********. ** ** *** *** **** ******* ********* at *** *** ***** ****** -*** ** ******** ********* *** *** ************ **** ** ***(*** * ***** **** *** ******** ***** ********* ***********) **** if ** '********' ****** ******* *** ************ ** *** ****** of *** ***** ******** **** ** ****** *** *******, ** could ******** ** ***** **** ********* ** **** ** *** LE ****** *** ***** ** ******** ** *********** **** * theft.

*.*. **** *** *** ****** ** **** *** **** ******/***** between ******** *** ***, *** ********* ***** ***** ******** ** residents. **** ***** **** **** ** **** **** **** * or * ****** ** ***********... *** **** ** ****** *** hard ** ****.

****: ***** *** *** ******* *** * ****** ******, * imagine ** ***** ** ****** *** **** ********* ** **** add *** ******* ** *** *** ********* *** **** ****** everything *** ******** ****** ********** ******** **** ********* ***.

Undisclosed Integrator #5

12/16/17 12:59pm

******* **** *** ********** **** **** *********** ** *** **** last *****.

** **** **** * *** ** **** ** *** ******* area *** **** *** ***** ** ****. * **** ** not *** **** ** * **** ******. ** *** * system ** *** ***, *** ****** * ****, ** *** a **** ******* ** *** ***** **** ** ** *** opening, ***** ********** ******* *** ******, *** * ***** ***** driving ******* * ******* *** ** *** ***** ****.

*********** ******* **** **** **** ****, **** **** **** ********, pool *****, ***.

* *** *** ******* ******* * **** ******** *****, ***** there *** *** ** *** **************, ******** ***** ******, ***. From *** ******* * *** ** *** **** **** *****, it ***** **** * *** **** **** ** ***** *******. The ****** *** ******* ***** * **** ****, **** * solar ***** **** *** ******* **"***". * **** *** * glimpse ** ** ** *** **********.

*** **** ****** *********

Undisclosed #7

12/17/17 05:00pm

** **** **** **** **** ******** (*** ** ******** ********) and ******* *********. ** ** ***** ** ** ******* ** a ****** ******** (* *** **** *** ******** *****... ** many ****, ***********, * ****** ** *******) *** ** ******** for **** ***** ****** (********* ** ***** ********), *** ** long-term *********.

* **** ****** ***** *** ****** **** *** ******* ** capture ****** ***** **** ** **** ***** ********* *** *** recognition ********** ******* **/** *** ****** ******* * ******** **** NVIDIA ******. ** ***** ****** *** ******** ******* ********** ** a ****-*** ** **** ********* *****.

Undisclosed #4

12/17/17 11:43pm

******* ***** ********** *****:

*******:*** *** ***** ** *** ***** ***** ** ********?

****** ******** ***** ****** *** *** ** *** ******** / Surveillance ********?

Chad Rohde

12/21/17 02:27am

* ***'* *** **** ***** *** **********. *** ******* *** and *** ************ *** ****? ********* ** * **** ***, I ***'* **** **** **** ******* ******, *** ********* ****** the ****** ****** ** ***** **** ******* ****** *** *** that ****?

Undisclosed #4

12/21/17 03:27am

**** **** ***** ******** ***** ***** ******* ** *** ***** or **** *** ******** *** * ******** *** **** *****?

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