# Why interoperability standards matter to IoT startups

DevFeed: [Why interoperability standards matter to IoT startups](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/iot-startups-will-fail-without-standards-33408.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://timkellogg.me/blog/2015/01/27/iot-needs-standards>)

Published: 2015-01-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tim Kellogg](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tim-kellogg.md>)

Topics: [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standards.md>), [startups](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startups.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that interoperability standards are especially important for IoT startups because small companies cannot easily force users to adopt incompatible hardware or software. It suggests that widely adopted standards, rather than technically superior but isolated alternatives, will determine which IoT technologies succeed.

## Source excerpt

I was talking to a man at a Denver IoT meetup group last week about his Internet of Things related startup. He was telling me about his plans to create an innovative new product that interoperates with smart phones, tablets, and arbitrary sensors. I really liked his idea, but then a question occurred to me: