Spent a month in university libraries handing out candy and asking groups of students to try out our sharing platform. We then would take what we learned that day and code changes/fixes before we left or when we got home so we could go out again in the morning.

And, how'd it go?

They are now a small company with a lot of diabetic users.

This is really reassuring. I can't think of how a company would take advantage of my house layout, but they always find a way.

If it's coupled with some Wi-Fi physical layer data (signal strength, etc.), a big dataset might be useful in making a better model for in-door signal propagation. Roombas are already quite popular in the research community as a cheap platform for automatically moving around equipment.

"Our sensors have detected that you have room for a bigger TV! Here are 5 products that would fit perfectly right in your living room!"

Look for keywords like “lean” and “agile” to find tech companies with remote work options. And keep in mind that if a posting makes no mention of being remote, chances are that it isn’t.