Lytro

includes Lytro Camera, Lytro Cinema Camera

5 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Jason Rosenthal · said 17 times in 4 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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2019 16 mentions in 3 episodes 5 per episode
2017 1 mention in 1 episode

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Everything said about Lytro, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019
Disclosure
Rosenthal: Lytro owed $4 million to suppliers upon taking over CEO role
“It turns out that for the first generation Lytro product that had already shipped, we owed an enormous amount of money to the tune of, I think about four million dollars to our suppliers who had pre-purchased all the parts and all the components needed for the…”
Jason Rosenthal Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 17:42 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rosenthal: Exiting consumer market cut Lytro's cost structure by 70%
“Our cost structure, we cut by about 70% by just not being in the Consumer business.”
Jason Rosenthal Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 29:25 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Rosenthal: Lytro laid off 55% of staff during VR pivot
“We had to start by laying off about 55% of the company in order to be able to go execute that plan.”
Jason Rosenthal Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 23:20 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
Jan 2, 2019 bullish
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Rosenthal: Lytro doubled margins by shifting to recurring B2B model
“We more than doubled our margin structure because again, with marketing and distribution and manufacturing, a one-time consumer sale is really, really hard. And we found a way to get to a recurring business rather than a one-time business.”
Jason Rosenthal Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 29:31 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
Jan 2, 2019
Disclosure
Rosenthal: Lytro pitched 83 investors before securing a recapitalization round
“83 investors later. 83. I still have that spreadsheet. You know, we found an interested investor. We basically changed the cap table, radically reduced the valuation.”
Jason Rosenthal Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:29 a16z Podcast | Startups, Pivots, Culture, and Timing (Oh Shit!)
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