Sramana Mitra: Bootstrapping An IoT Company From North Carolina LinkedIn 1/18/2021 Popular Searches North Carolina, at one point, had a large concentration of cellular technology companies. Some of that talent has come together around IoT, including Bob Witter, CEO of Device Solutions. Sramana Mitra: Let’s start at the very beginning of your journey. Where are you from? Where were you born, raised, and in what kind of circumstances? Bob Witter: I was born in Springville, New York. It’s in the western part of New York. I grew up in central New York. I went to school at State University of New York and graduated in 1981 with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. I started my career in Rochester with Eastman Kodak company in the medical products division that was brand new at that time. I learned a great deal about how to do medical products that has certainly served me well even today at Device Solutions.