LVT CTO And CEO Speaks About Creating A New Category

Published Feb 12, 2024 17:28 PM

On the one hand, LVT was definitely not the first to offer "trail" or "portable" cameras, and many other providers exist. But LVT has become quite large for this segment, driven by its highly atypical combination of software development and hardware manufacturing - effectively a new category.

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We interviewed LVT's CTO, Steve Lindsey, and CEO, Ryan Porter, who spoke frankly about their mistakes, successes, future growth plans, and what they are and are not.

For background, see 2022: LVT LiveView Technologies Raises $50 Million for Rapidly Deployable Security Systems.

Executive *******

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**** ******** **** ****** **** ***** hard ** *** *********:

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*** ******* *** *** ** ******* the ****** *********, *** **********, **** expanded, *** *** *** ****** **** their *** ********** ** **** *** to **** *** ***** ** ****** / ****** ** ****** ***** ***** (before *** ********).

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LVT ******* ***** / ********* *****

***** ** ***'* ********* ***** ******* their ************* *** ***** *** ****** a ******* ******** ** **** ***** product ***** ****:

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Cloud ******** *********** ****

** *** ***** / ******** **** grew, *** ****** ** ******* *** video ********. *** ***, ***** *******, set *** ** ***** ***** *********** team *** ***** ********, *** *** explained:

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Heavily ******** **** ******** ****

******** ** *** ***********, *** ******* invested *** *** (************) ********* **** building *** *** ******** *** ******** team ***** ** ***** *** *** sales ***** *** ********* ** *** CEO ********:

*****'* *********** **** *** ******, **** brought ** ******* ***** ** **** them *** **** ******** ** ******** the ***** ****, *** **** ******** in **** *********. ** **** * bootstrap ******* *** ****** **** ****, every ***** ** *** **** **** building *** ******** **** *** ** was *******. ******* ************* * ******** company. ** *** *** ****** *** what *** ******** ** ** **** to ** **** ** *****, ** hurt *** ** *** ** ** a **** **** ** **** ******.

Higher ****** **** ***********

** ****, ***'* ******* ** ****** than *** *********** ** ** *** its *** ******** *********** **** *** 600 *********, ** *** *** *******:

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Aiming *** **** *,*** ********* ** * *****

*** *** **** **** **** ** have "**** *,*** *********" ** *** next **** *****, ******** *** ******** target **** ****** ************ $** ******* ** ****.

Building *** ********* *** *****

***** *** *** **** ******* ******* to ~*** *********, ******** ***** ~*** employees *** ** *****, ** **** LVT **** **** **** ***** ** over *** **** **** ** **** have ***** ******* ****** ***.

Focused ** *********** / ***** ********** *********

*** ** ******* ** ***** *** users **** ************** *********** ***** *** is *** "***** ********** *** ********" or * ******** ********** ** ** expands:

**** ********* **** ** ** *** say, **'** *** ******** ** ********* or *********** ***** ** *********, *** they're ****** ****** *** *******. ****'* our ***** ****.

*** **'** *** **** ** ***** call * ******** **********. ** *** very ****** ****** *** ** **** one ****** **** ** *** ** solve *** ********, ** ***'* ***** every *******.

** **** *** ***** **** *** our ***** ******** *** ** **** the ******** ** *** *****. ** it's * **** ********** ** ** market, *** **'** *** ****** ** be ** **********, ***** ********** *** everybody.

*** *** ******* ****, ****** ** there *** ***** *****, **** *** "probably *** **** ******." ** ****:

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Power ** *****

********* ** ****, *** *** ********** their ****** ********** ************ ****** *****, contrasting ** **** *****'** **** ** they **** ** **-**** ******** ** using ***-***-***** ********:

***** ****** *** ***** ** *** cloud. ** *** ** *** ********* from *** **** *** ******* **** were ******, ** **** ** ** these ************* ** **** ******** ** this ****, *** ** **** **** we **** ***** ************* ** **** schedule.

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Competitor's ******** "**** ***'* ****"

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***** ******** ******* **** ** ********* third-party ******* *** "******* *** *******" the ***** ******** ** *** *** continues:

** ****** *** *** **** ** agnostic ** ******** ******* ** *** to **, ***** ***** **** **'** not ******* *** ** *** *********** limitations **** ***** ****** ******* ***** devices ******* ** ******* ***** ** abstraction ***** ** *** **** ***** that *** ****** ****. ** ** have *** ******* ** ***** ******* devices ** *** ******** ***** *********, and ******* *** ******* *** ********* of ****** **** **** ******* **.

Competition ** ******, *** "******* * ********* ****"

***** *** **** **** "**** *** lead ***** ***" *** **** *** "playing * ********* ****," **** **** acknowledge **** *********** ** ******, ** the *** **********:

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Focused ** "********* **** **** **"

*** ** ******* ** **** **** do *** ** *** ******* ** expand **** *********** ***** ** ***** increase *** ******* ** *** ******* of ********* ****** *** ****, *.*., (taking **** ******* ****** *********, ********* with *****, ***.,) ** *** *** continues:

** *** ** ********* **** *** spread ******** *** **** *** ** in *** **** ********* **********. ** are ******* ** ********* **** ** do. **'* **** ** *** ***'** missing ******* ****, ***'** ******* *********** here. **** ***** ** ****, *** we **** *** **** **** ** have ******** **** **'** *** ** the ***** **** ** *** ******** from **** **'** *****.

*** *** * *** ** ***** as ********* ** **** *****, **** go **** ** ******* ******* ** funding, *** ****** *** *********** ** the ******* *** **** ***** *** and ********* ** *****. *** * lot ** ***** **** ******* ** it's *** ******** *** ********** ********, and **** **** * *** ** cash *** **** ***'* *** *** results *** ** **. ** ** are ********** ***** ******* ** ** mastering *** ***** *** **** ** bring ** *** ******.

No ** ***** ***** **********

********* **** ***** ********** ** ****** solutions ** * ********* ********* *** them. *******, *** **** *** *** to ******* ***** **********, *** **** integrate **** *****-***** ********** ******** ** push *** ****** ** *** ********* to ****** ** *** *** *******:

** **** *** ******** ******** **** we *** *** **** ** ***** event ********** ** *****. *****'* * lot ** ********* **** *** **** more *********** ** ** **** ** handle ******. ** ******* *** ****** of *** ******, *********** ** *** equipment, *** *******, ******* ********** ** the ********** *** ** **** * full *** ** ** ****. *** when ** ***** ****** ** **** that. * *** ** ***** *** customers **** ** ******** **** **** want ** ******* ***** ****** **********, so **** **** **** ******, ** they *** *** *** ******* ****** to ****** **** ** *** ***** own.

Not ******* ** ****** *********

************, **** *** *** ******* ** indoor ********* *** "**** *** **** in * ******** ** ****," *** partner **** ***** **** **, ******** them ** ********* **** **** ***'* platform, ** *** *** ****:

**** *** **** ** **** **** a ************ ** * ********* ******, or ******** ******* **** ** **** to ** **** ** **** **** on, ** *** ********* ** ** able ** *** **********. ** ** want ** **** **** **** **** the ***** ** *** **** ***** [for *******] **** **** ****** ****** to ** **** ** ****** **** event, *** **** ** **** **** in ********* **********. [***'* ***** ********] enables ****, ** ******** ** [******** devices / *******] **** *** ******, and *** *** **** ***** *** of *** ****** ****'* ******* *****.

Open ************

*** *** *******, *********** *** ********** of ***** **** *** **********:

** ** **** **** *** ** to ****** *** ** ** * very *** ******** ******** *** ** had ** ** ********** ******* *** completely ********** ********** ** *** ***. So ****'* **** ** ***** *** solution ** ** ****.

** *** **** **** ***** ** the **** **** ***** *** ******** infrastructures **** ***** ********** **** *** look ** ***** ***** ********** *********, so ** *** ** **** **** it ** ** **** ***** *** now ** **** ** **** ********* because **'** *** ** ** **** responsive *** ***** ** *** ********* needs. *** **** ** **** **** to **** **** **** *** **** of *** ********* **** ******.

Integrated ******* *** ***'* ***** ********

*** ******* **** ********* **** ***** platform *** ** *** ***** ******** to ****** ******** ** *** *** expands:

** **'** ****** ***** ******* ** begin ****, *** *** *********** ** integration **** ***** **** ** **** Genetec, ** ***** ** ***** ***** systems, ****'** ***** ** *** * cloud ********, *** ******** **** *** system *** **** ********. **** *** we **** *** ** *** ******** in ***** ** ** *** *** that ** **** **, ** ** can ******* *** ************** ******** ****** all ** ****.

Versus ******** ******* *******

*** *** ******** ***'* ********* ** building ******* ************ *******, ************ ***** main ******** **** *** **** ******** for **** ** **********, ***********, *** physical ********, ** ** *******:

**** ** *** **** ** ******* with ** ** ** ***'* ***** your **************, **** **************, **** ******* or ********. ** *** ** ** any **** *** ** ******* ** 30 *******. ***** ** ** *** tape ** ** ***** ** **** to, ** ***'* ***** *** ** that, **** ** **********.

******, **** ** ***********. ** ***'** on *** **** ** * ******** and **'* ** **** ** ** 20 **** **. ***'** *** ** schedule * **** ** *** ** there *** ** *********** ** **. It's ** ********** *******. ** ** MSU * ****** ****** **** ****, you *** ** *** *** *********** without *** ********** *********, ******* *** can ***** ** **** ** ****** level *** ** *** **** ** it.

*** ***** ***** ** ** *****'* a ******** ******** ** *** ****** and ******* *** **** **** ****'** on *********. **** ** *** ***, it *** **** **** ** **** cameras ** *** ***. *** **'* we **** **** ** **** **** equipment ***** ******* ** ******* * controlled ***********.

*** *** ******* ** ****, ****** the ***** **** ** ** *****, responses ** ****** **** ** ** backed ** ** ****** ** *** automated ********** *****'* ****, *** **** also ***** * ********-******* ******* ** that ** **** ** ******:

**'* *** ***** *********. ***'** *** to ** ** *** **** *** the *** **** **** *** ** see ** **** *******. **** **** to ********** *** ****** ** ** to **** *** ****'** *** ** believe **.

**** [*** *** ****] ********* ** is ****** *** ****** **** ******* you **** ** ******* ** * timely ****** *** **** ****** ** a ****** **** **** ** ***, I ***'* **** ** ***** ****** here *******. **** *** ** **** automated, *** ** **** ***** ****** of ****** **** *** ********* ********** doesn't ****.

*** ***'* *** **** ** * building. ** **** *** ** ** in **** ****. *** **** **** said, ** ** **** *********** ***** we ****** ***** ** *** *********, it **** ***** **** ***** ** those *****. *** *** **** ***** about *** ******** ** **'* ******** and *** ** ******* ** *** MSU ** *** ** ******* ** a ******** ** ** * **** or ******** ******* *** ****** *** all **** ** **** ********* ** that *** ****. ** **'* **'* pretty **** ** **** ******.

Analytics / ******** ********** ** **** *******

** ******** ** ***** ******** ********, the *** **** **** *** ******** agnostic *** *** ****** ****** ** edge ******* ********* ** ***** ********:

**** *** ***** ***** *** ******, we ****** ***** ***** ******** ********, but **'** **** ******** ********. ** our ******* ** ****** ** ****** to *** **** ******* **** *** out *****. ** ** *** ****** license ***** ***********, ** *** ****** facial ***********, ** *** ****** ******** that ** **** ****** *** ******* of ****** *** *** ************** **** we ****.

** **'* ****** **** ***** ** what *** ******** *****. ** ****'* how *** **** ** ***** ***** it. ***** ***** ** ** * as * ******** ******** ************** **** allows ** ** ****** *** ******** I **** ** *** **** ******* that * ****, ******* **'* ** computer ******, *********, ** ** **'* going ** ** *** **** *********** and ******** **** ** **** * machine ******** **********, **************. *** ***** of ***** ******** *** ****** **** our **************. *** ** ****'* ****'* where *** ***** ***** **.

** **** **** ** ********* **** scalability *** ***********, ***** ******** ** the ******, *********** **** ** **-**** solutions:

**'* * **'* **** **** * future ***** **** ** ** ************** and ****'* **** **** *** ****** to *** **** *** *********** ** the *****. **** ** *** ****** need *** *********** *** *********** ** the ***** ****** ** ** **** solution, **** *** ************** *** **** stack ** *** ****** ** **** problem. *** ** ***'** ****** ** solve ******** **** **** ** ** prem ***********, **'** ******** *** **** solution.

Not * ***** ** ** * ****** *******

*** *** **** ** *****'* ***** of ***** * ****** *******, *** if **** ** ***** *** ***** business, **** **** *** ******** *** it ** ** *******:

* ***'* **** ** ***** ******* wanting ** ** * ****** *******, and **** ****** ** *** ****'* fine. **'* *** * ***** ** mine ** *** ******** ** *** company. ** **'* ****'* ***** *** the ******* *** *** *********, **** we're ***** ****** ** ******* ********* for ****, **** *** ********* ** our ********* ********** ***********. * **** believe *** **** ** ********* **** we **** *** *** ******** ***** lends ****** ** *********** ***** * great ****** *******.

Aims ** ** * ******* ****** *******

***'* ********** ***** **** **** *** to ******* * ******* ******* ** annual ******* ** *** ******.

** ** *** **** *** *** this ******* *** ********** ***, *** it ** ********* *** ** *** fastest *******, **** ********** ********** *****, considering ***** ************ ****** ********* ** increasingly ********* ***** ******* *********** **** historically **** *********** *** ** *** type ** *********** **** *** *** others *** ********** ** *******.

Comments (5)
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Dave Baker
Feb 12, 2024
IPVMU Certified

***** ******! ** ********** *** ****** the **** *** ****** *** ******!

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Feb 12, 2024

*** **** * ****** **** ******!

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Casey Rawlins
Feb 12, 2024
VisionAery • IPVMU Certified

***** ****** *** ********* ** * great *******. * **** **** ***** guys *** ***** *** * ****** their ******* ** **** ******* ** the ***** *************.

******** *** *** **** ********** ******* and ******!

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Feb 14, 2024

* *** * ******* **** * prospect ********* - $*** *******, *** has * *** ** ***** *** said “* ***’* **** *** **** it ***** - ***** ************ *** amazing *** ***** ******* *** ** clear ** **** ***.” ******** ** LVT - **** ******* ** ******** you *** ****!

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MH
Michael Henderson
Feb 15, 2024

**** *** *** **** *********** ** Facebook? * *** *** ** ***** "sponsored" ****** *** *** ** ***** my ****. *** ******* ** **** is *** ***** ******** ****, ********* not ********** *****. *** ******* *** comments **** ***** ************, ******* *** the **********' ****** ***** **'*. **** video, *** ***** ********.

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