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Why leading OEMs partner with IrisGo instead of building in-house

❌ Traditional OEM Thinking
$800
Sell one PC = $800 revenue
(The End)
• One-time transaction
• Zero recurring revenue
• Compete on price only
Partnership Model
✅ IrisGo Partnership
$1,345
$800 hardware + ~$545 recurring (3-year, est.)
And Growing...
• Data annotation: $300
• Skills marketplace: $80
• Subscription share: $165

But that's just the beginning...

The Business Model Revolution

From Box Moving to Platform Economy

Metric Old Model (Build In-House) IrisGo Partner Model
Revenue Type 💸 One-time only 💰 Recurring revenue stream
Margin Model 📦 Hardware margin only 🔄 Hardware + Software LTV
Development 🏗️ Build everything yourself 🌐 Plug into ecosystem
Time to Market ⏰ 18-24 months 🚀 3-6 months
Ecosystem 🔒 Closed, proprietary 🌍 10,000+ developer network
R&D Investment 💸 $50M+ upfront ✨ $0 upfront

The Math:

Traditional PC sale: $800
IrisGo-enabled PC:
Hardware sale $800
Data annotation revenue share (3 years) +$300
Skill marketplace revenue share (3 years) +$80
Subscription revenue share (3 years) +$165
3-Year LTV per user: $1,345
+68% higher than hardware-only sale

Partnership vs Build In-House

Why Acer partnered, and Lenovo is struggling

Acer: The Smart Play

Partnership Strategy

  • Launched in 6 months - From signing to first shipment
  • 5,000+ Skills on day 1 - Instant ecosystem access
  • Recurring revenue from month 1 - Data annotation + marketplace
  • Zero AI R&D risk - IrisGo handles all updates
  • Cross-OEM network effect - Shared ecosystem advantage

"Building our own would cost $50M and take 2 years. With IrisGo, we launched in 6 months and started seeing recurring revenue immediately."

— Acer Product Team

Lenovo: The Hard Way

Build In-House Strategy

  • 18+ months in development - Still not fully launched
  • <100 proprietary features - Closed ecosystem
  • $50M+ R&D investment - Upfront capital burn
  • Tech debt accumulating - AI evolves quarterly
  • No monetization model - Still figuring out revenue

Reality Check: By the time Lenovo launches, IrisGo partners will have:

  • • 18 months of recurring revenue data
  • • 10x more features (ecosystem advantage)
  • • Proven monetization model
  • • Lower total cost of ownership

The Three-Engine Flywheel

Your Customers ↔ Our Ecosystem ↔ Your Revenue

1

Data Annotation Network

Your users label AI training data for companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI

$134B
Total Addressable Market
30%
Your Revenue Share
$300
3-Year Value per User
2

Skills Marketplace

Users buy AI Skills with earned tokens → Developers build more Skills → You earn from all transactions

$120B
Total Addressable Market
30%
Your Revenue Share
$80
3-Year Value per User
3

Your OEM Channel

Pre-installed on every PC you ship → Users discover annotation & Skills → Network effect compounds

$200B
Total Addressable Market
Network Effect Value
+68%
LTV Uplift

The Spiral Effect

More users → More data annotation → More OEM revenue → Better pre-install incentives → More users...

This is why partnerships compound value over time

Build vs Partner Calculator

See your 3-year advantage in real numbers

Build In-House

R&D Cost (Year 1-2): $50M+
Ongoing Maintenance: $10M/year
Time to Market: 24 months
Ecosystem Size: <500 features
3-Year Recurring Revenue: $0

Partner with IrisGo

R&D Cost: $0
Integration Cost: $500K (one-time)
Time to Market: 6 months
Ecosystem Size: 10,000+ Skills
3-Year Recurring Revenue: $36M
YOUR 3-YEAR ADVANTAGE
$36M
In additional revenue + avoided costs

Launch Partner & Traction

Acer
✅ Shipping Now
1M+
PCs Deployed
10K+
Developer Community
5K+
AI Skills Available

Backed by:

AI Fund
Andrew Ng
$3.1M
Seed Round
Intel
Solution Partner

Ready to Move Beyond Box Moving?

Join Acer and leading OEMs in building the next generation of AI PC platform economy

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