Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel chats with August CEO Jason Johnson about smart locks and the challenges of integrating various technologies within a smart home. They discuss whether every company needs to be a data collection company, and why it’s so difficult to be a hardware company in tech.
August CEO on the smart home of the future
And the challenges of integrating within a smart home.
And the challenges of integrating within a smart home.


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