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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Channel *****

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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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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

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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

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

Undisclosed #4

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

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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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Undisclosed Integrator #5

12/16/17 12:59pm

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

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

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

Undisclosed #7

12/17/17 05:00pm

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

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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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