Vivek Shrivastava

The Story of Began as a MIT Ph.D. research project Used to provide wireless for graduate students Meraki’s mission is to bring affordable Internet access to the next billion people backed in part by Google and Sequoia Capital.

products Meraki Mini Meraki Solar

Example of a Meraki Network

Revenue Model Charge for hardware Charge for software Successful, not that lucrative Charge for software Successful and lucrative

So what is NEW ? The company is shifting gears, with a new economic model Provide free service, trap in advertisements On the lines of, you know,

So what is NEW ? The company is shifting gears, with a new economic model Provide free service, trap in advertisements On the lines of, you know,

So Meraki started

Main Discussion Points Is this model feasible ? Why/Why not. Do you think there is a better model suited for their mission. Are they missing something.