[NOKE]

Wireless lock
Bluetooth4.0

Sharing - Using our iOS/Android app made with hardened steel
About the Product
  • Keyless design uses bluetooth to unlock using your mobile device quickly and effortlessly
  • Sharing - Using our iOS/Android app, Noke allows instant and secure sharing and tracking technology
  • Strong/Water Resistant - made with hardened steel & boron Noke handles the toughest environments
  • Packed with a long-lasting, replaceable, CR2032 battery that will last about 1 yr with regular use

Where did you get the inspiration for your product?

Keys have been used to open locks for centuries. But keys have the same problems today as they did back then. They are easy to lose, they can be stolen, they are a pain to share, and if you share them, you must get them back. Sharing combinations has its own set of issues. The Noke was created to put those problems behind us.

What differentiates your product from similar products out there?

At Noke we aim to make things so intuitively simple that anyone can use our locks for virtually any security need. We value giving customers added capabilities to their locks that they didn’t necessarily know they even wanted. By using our Bluetooth enabled locks in conjunction with our Noke app, not only can you rid yourself of annoying keys and combinations, but you can also share and revoke custom access to your lock with friends and family, monitor the history of your lock, and track its location with the unique Noke GPS feature. We set out to give consumers every feature they could ever want, all in one attractive, easy-to-use padlock.

Tell us about the best and most challenging parts of the creation process.

The best part was receiving such positive feedback from buyers and backers on Kickstarter. We were excited about our product, but it was gratifying to see customers just as excited about it as we were. It's awesome to see the different ways people are usng the Noke and discovering new benefits every day. The most challenging part was hiring the right talent at the right time. It's always difficult to know when you're ready to bring on more personnel--too early and you can run into a cash-flow issue, too late and you can lose significant competitive advantage. We started looking for quality people a couple months before we needed them because it took so long to find the right talent. We want people who are as motivated as we are and are the best at what they do. We found them eventually, but if we would have waited to start looking until we needed them, it would have dramatically slowed our growth.