Every good business idea starts with a problem, and Kevin Lavalle had a serious one to solve. Not long after his son was born, he realized the baby monitor app on his phone had crashed. Nothing went wrong, but the realization rattled him.

"My son was unmonitored all night," he says. "That is not why parents buy a baby monitor."

Realizing the app had failed the one job it had to do, he began researching the market. He discovered there was no device that worked with the internet and without it. He would go on to launch Harbor , a dedicated device that combines the security of a closed connection with the flexibility of internet features, so anxious parents can check in from anywhere.

Hurts so good

Lavelle has built his career on noticing his pain points and creating a business around t

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