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So would the TL/DR be: “Rowley: So, we got a whole bunch of attention, which made us irrational - although Silicon Valley pushes an unhealthy view of business
by mgleason_3 9y ago
So would the TL/DR be:
“Rowley: So, we got a whole bunch of attention, which made us irrational - although Silicon Valley pushes an unhealthy view of business so it deserves some blame too. And without really thinking about whether it would work, it just sort of got away from us and so we did a Kickstarter, a bunch of promo videos and took a whole lot of peoples money. We spent it, without making any real progress. And then, out of nowhere, the money ran out and no-one would give us more.
So yea, I’ve got scars. But at least my next company, Vue, a smart-glasses startup, is benefiting from my scars. We’ve learned to control our messaging - For example: Vue aren’t really smart-glasses. They’re headphones - built into the frame of the glasses. So, see how we did that? Just like the way we rode the 3d-printing wave selling electroloom, now we’re riding the smart-glasses wave to sell headphones!
And we’re doing a Kickstarter...and a bunch of promo videos..”