In this episode of One Big Podcast, Nikhil Chawla speaks to Qubo Founder & CEO Nikhil Rajpal about the future of smart homes and what it takes to build an end-to-end hardware and software ecosystem in India. Rajpal discusses why Qubo chose to build its products in India rather than simply assemble them, the early challenges of developing smart security cameras, dashcams and baby monitors, and the lessons from the company’s first product. The conversation explores the use of Indian data and use cases to develop AI products, the ripple effects of global brands manufacturing in India, and the funding gap that Indian hardware companies face as they scale. Rajpal also discusses competing with China, building a broader ecosystem through acquisitions and partnerships, and why India needs to become a product nation rather than remain a manufacturing base.
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