Vodafone xone innovators series

Vodafone xone Innovators Series: Wireless Guard's Taylor Howatson on beating terrible odds, the joy of freedom and the likelihood of robot guard dogs

By Ben Fahy

To mark the arrival of the Vodafone xone business accelerator, Idealog is interviewing a whole heap of established New Zealand innovators, as well as the founders of the 10 startups selected by Vodafone to receive mentorship, funding and the potential benefits of working with a global network. One of the lucky ten is Taylor Howatson, the chief executive of Wireless Guard, a Christchurch company that aims to "help households reduce their risk of burglary through increasing the functionality of current home security systems".