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Andy Mccall

Aug 13, 2026

7:52
Mm.
7:52
Right? And so you talk about Samsara, and the, the company was founded back in 2015.
7:56
I joined in 2017.
7:57
And the idea back then was, at the very beginning, it was like internet-connected sensors, like all the value chains are gonna become sensored up.
8:04
How do we get sensors out there, ingest this data, give it back to business owners in, in digestible and usable ways? And one of the first products that started gaining traction were these telematics units.
8:16
And taking a step back, if you think about the world of transportation, long-haul trucking, right? Prior to, like, 2016, they had these manual logbooks.
8:24
If you were driving a truck and you stopped to take a break, you would write down in your logbook, "I just drove for four hours, now I'm taking a 20-minute break," and then you drove for two more hours, and you stop for lunch.

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19:00
Yeah.

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