Insights Success The 30 Most Valuable Tech Companies Insights success November2016

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Gaia Smart Cities is an
early leader in the
rapidly-emerging Internet
of Things marketplace;
and is creating
a public Network as a
Service in India for
low-cost/long-range
IoT applications
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Dr. Sumit D Chowdhury
CEO & Founder
technology to solve real-life urban
problems. And that is what Gaia is all
about.
Challenges do excite Journey
Challenges are bound to come if you
choose the path less trodden, but that is
what makes the journey exciting.
Sumit elaborating the journey, shares
that “I am a firm believer in the
systems thinking, and I believe things
are interconnected. If you take right
steps, it helps untangle not one, but
many knots of difficulties. You need to
have a strong resolving power to
continuously measure, evaluate, learn
and improve yourself - and that is what
makes the journey memorable. When I
look back, I can clearly see the way
things fell in place, and that gives me
the confidence to connect more dots
and move ahead.”
Continuous & Unflagging Efforts
Wins
There are many factors that have
contributed to Sumit's success -
consistent hard-work and focus on the
vision, collective team effort of the
team members who not only bring in
their skills but also positive energy into
the work place, and constant support
from family and friends.
Industries Should be Ready for
Change
It is a competitive world today, and the
industry scenario is quite fluid.
Innovation drives continuous evolution
of processes, and one should be able to
envision that and be ready for change.
Another important facet not to be
overlooked is the strength of the
ecosystem-the ecosystem partners play
an instrumental role in driving the
success of industry-therefore, Gaia
looks at bringing efficiencies in the
end-to-end chain, rather than in any
one link of the chain.
If you have a vision, be passionate
about it, and put in all your effortsthere
are no shortcuts to success, but
going that extra mile is worth it.
Gaia as Urban Solutions Lab
Gaia aims to achieve thought
leadership in the domain of smart
cities, and offer a complete solution set
for solving wide-area urban problems.
Gaia’s idea is to have a set of readily
implementable, relevant, scalable and
above all, affordable solutions that can
impact on society. Instead of doing it in
a lab, team Gaia acts as an urban
solutions lab that is out, working with
the cities to identify and solve these
issues
“Past success, a capable and devoted
team, strong partner and vendor
support, and good wishes”- is what
makes Sumit hopeful for success.
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