Christopher Chong is the CEO of SST Wireless, a Momenta Ventures portfolio company. Christopher brings over 30 years of executive experience in media, technology and marketing across Canada and the United States. Notable positions include CEO of Chalk Media Corporation, which produced network television and lifestyle shows, and Director of Business Development for Blast Radius, the premier provider of web marketing for brands such as Nike, Nintendo, BMW and Air Canada. Early in his career, Christopher founded Vancouver Online Inc., a pioneering online community for destination-based web portals and local shopping. Christopher has been a guest university lecturer and is a sought-after speaker for his expertise in marketing and technology.
In our conversation, Christopher takes us through his digital industry beginnings working in internet services and digital marketing as well as early learnings from operating during the dot-com crash of 2000. He then goes into his current work with SST Wireless and the big leap from marketing to developing and manufacturing industrial wireless sensors and technologies. Christopher shares some impactful use cases around LoRa technology as well as startups to watch in the space. Lastly, he parses predictions for the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the Industrial Sensing space.
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