EP 49 | What It Really Takes to Build an IoT Startup After 50

What does it really take to build an IoT startup after 50?In Favoriot Sembang Santai Episode 49, Zura Huzali sits down with Dr. Mazlan Abbas, Co-Founder and CEO of Favoriot, to talk about the honest story behind starting an IoT company at the age of 56.This is not the usual startup fairy tale.No overnight success.No easy funding story.No straight road.Instead, this episode explores the real journey behind Favoriot, from Dr. Mazlan’s early career in academia, telco, and research, to the Silicon Valley trip that sparked one powerful question:“If they can do it, why not us?”The conversation also looks at the early products behind Favoriot, including Raqib, an IoT-enabled smartwatch for elderly care and Hajj safety, plus the hard lessons from product pivots such as Favorsense and Dscover. Each product may have changed direction, but each one helped shape the Favoriot IoT Platform into what it is today.In this episode, we discuss:Why starting a startup after 50 can be an advantageHow decades of experience can become founder strengthWhy Raqib started from empathy, not technologyWhat real-world Hajj testing taught the teamWhy some products must end so the platform can growHow Favoriot shifted from apps to platform thinkingWhy IoT is moving toward AIoTHow partners help Favoriot scale across countriesWhy waiting too long has its own hidden costThis episode is suitable for entrepreneurs, engineers, lecturers, students, system integrators, and anyone who has ever wondered whether it is too late to start something meaningful.Maybe the better question is not, “Am I too late?”Maybe the better question is:“What knowledge have I collected, and what problem am I finally ready to solve?”Watch Favoriot Sembang Santai Episode 49 and discover the real story behind building an IoT startup after 50.Website: www.favoriot.comEmail: [email protected]#Favoriot #SembangSantai #IoT #AIoT #StartupJourney #MazlanAbbas #InternetOfThings #TechEntrepreneurship #MalaysianStartup #SmartCity #DigitalTransformation #IoTPlatform #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #TechnologyMalaysia