>> "start small and focused" I'd even go as far you say, use an existing platform like Amazon's Alexa with their hardware to start. Reading a books like "Calm

>> "start small and focused" I'd even go as far you say, use an existing platform like Amazon's Alexa with their hardware to start. Reading a books like "Calm Technology" and books on lean startups would be good too. Books: http://www.amazon.com/Calm-Technology-Principles-Patterns-Non-Intrusive/dp/1491925884 http://www.amazon.com/Calm-Technology-Principles-Patterns-No... http://www.amazon.com/Running-Lean-Iterate-Works-OReilly/dp/1449305172 http://www.amazon.com/Running-Lean-Iterate-Works-OReilly/dp/...