Product Description
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We are a smart home security system that combines sleek hardware
with intuitive software for both renters and wners. Scout
offers a self-installed smart home security system that
integrates with other best-in-class smart home products like
Echo, Nest, IFTTT and more.
From the hardware to the in-app experience, Scout is completely
customizable to suite your needs. Scout has low hardware costs
and monthly monitoring fees, making home security affordable and
accessible for everyone. Scout is the security solution for the
modern, connected home.
From the Manufacturer
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Self-Install In Minutes Install Scout yourself. There is no
hardwiring and no drilling. We do not send a professional to
install your home security. You can easily secure devices
throughout your home in under an hour, activate your monitoring
plan, and start monitoring your home security immediately.
No Long-Term Commitment Our monitoring plans are all
month-to-month with no contract. With our plans, Scout customers
can add an extra layer of security with access to our mobile app,
cellular backup for when the power goes out and 24/7 professional
monitoring who can dispatch emergency response if necessary.
Sensor Is Tripped A sensor detects unexpected activity and
immediately notifies your Scout Hub.
Your Plan In Motion The Hub triggers your preset responses such
as a siren or custom alerts.
Respond Or Ignore View details of the event and quickly decide if
you need to alert authorities or not.
Monitor from Anywhere With the Scout app, you can monitor and
control your home security from anywhere at anytime. Check out
the live activity feed, arm your system or respond to an alert as
you prefer all in the app.
About the Startup
Describe your product in 3 words.
Sleek. Smart. Secure.
How did you come up with the idea for this product?
In 2013, we were creating prototypes of new home sensing
technologies to see how far we could push technology around the
house. At the same time, one of the co-founders at Scout was
researching home security for his new home. He quickly discovered
that the options available were expensive, had dated technology
and hadn't changed design-wise since the 1980s. Those two worlds
collided and the team immediately went to work. We saw an
rtunity to create a security system that was sophisticated
enough to operate with today's technology, designed to be
visually appealing alongside modern decor, and priced at a point
where it was affordable to the 83% of homes in the US that did
not have security.
What makes your product special?
The user experience is what sets Scout apart. Making devices is
easy. Making devices talk is easy. But, an intuitive end-to-end
experience that is a delight to use is rare. So, we focus our
attention on making the best user experience possible. At Scout
we require no long-term commitment from our customer. Renters and
wners alike are welcome. With a self-installed system, no
credit check and no contract in place, customers can customize
their system as they see fit - from the number of devices they
purchase to how they want to monitor their system. Even with our
paid monitoring plans, customers can cancel at anytime. Our app
gives customers control of their home from anywhere, as well as
access to other smart home products that Scout works with like
Nest, Echo and Hue. Finally, we made it a priority to create a
sleek look and feel that would fit in with the modern, connected
home. We want home security to be appealing, affordable and
accessible to everyone.
What has been the best part of your startup experience?
The best part of the creation process is seeing the first
customer orders fulfilled, used and loved. Years of hard work and
long hours went into crafting the Scout experience. When the
customers let you know that you've delivered on what you promised
- that's the best part. Everything is challenging when you're
creating a new hardware device from the ground up. I can't
pinpoint one step in the process that is more or less
challenging, rather, the whole process from end-to-end is a
struggle to produce what you've promised, at the price point
you've promised and to get every detail right to deliver on the
experience. We feel we've done just that, but it was a multi-year
struggle to make Scout a reality.
- Triggered by motion in your home.
- Receive custom alerts, or enable custom responses based on motion.
- Wireless, PIR Passive-Infrared technology.
- Battery-powered, portable from house-to-house.
- Free-standing, push-and-stick installation or flat .
- Scout Alarm is integrated with Alexa and can be controlled through desertcart Echo.