Earbuds

topic on 2 shows · 11 statements across 2 episodes · said 11 times in 1 episodes since 2025

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WTF Disclosure
Pei: Nothing manufactured its first earbuds with a blacklisted Chinese factory
“We went to the worst factory. Like the factory, if they didn't take us on as a client, they would go out of business immediately. In China, because they were on the blacklist of a lot of other people for quality issues.”
Carl Pei Apr 26, 2025 ▶ 1:31:43 Ep #23 | WTF are Consumer Electronics? | Nikhil ft. Carl Pei, Rahul Sharma & Amit Khatri · Nikhil Kamath
THE PITCH Assertion Supported
Fox: Earbuds has partnered with Spotify and Apple Music
“So we've partnered with Spotify and Apple Music, and so instead of just listening to music, we allow you to broadcast it, where other people can tune in live and listen along with you in complete, synchronized, real-time.”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 3:08 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Assertion Not checkable as stated
Fox: Earbuds has roughly 5,000 MAUs during soft launch
“It varies, but plus or -5000.”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:49 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Opinion
Fox: Competitors Vertigo and Eavesdrop have flopped and floundered
“You know, there's Vertigo tried to do it. It flopped out. It's had, it's exchanged founders several times. There's another one called Eavesdrop. Eavesdrop's kind of floundered.”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:54 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Prediction Not checkable as stated
Fox: The winner in social music will be platform-agnostic
“The winner of the social space will be agnostic. Whether you get your music from your coworker, your girlfriend, Or even your favorite athlete or celebrity, they might not have the same music service as you. They might have Apple Music, you have Spotify, and s…”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 7:08 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Insight
Hyatt: Winning social music platform's moat is celebrity star power
“The winner of the space will have a moat, and the moat is really simple. Who got the stars on and using it?”
Michael Hyatt Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 8:28 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Disclosure
Fox: NFL Stars Baker Mayfield and Patrick Mahomes Are Earbuds Investors
“Baker Mayfield invested in our last round. Patrick Mahomes is coming in this round.”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 11:02 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Disclosure
Fox: Earbuds Raised $630K Friends & Family and $1.5M in Previous Rounds
“I raised 630,000 from friends and family, and then last year we raised 1.5.”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 11:26 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Disclosure
Phil Nadel offers $500k in Earbuds at an $8M valuation cap
“I'll do a half a million at eight.”
Phil Nadel Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 12:37 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Insight
Fox: Founders should demand investor value-add tradeoffs when asked to lower valuation
“I don't want to negotiate against myself, so when they ask me to lower the valuation, I ask them, well, how else can you help? And I think there's a trade-off there.”
Jason Fox Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 23:18 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
THE PITCH Assertion Supported
Muccio: Investors stalled and Phil Nadel passed on Earbuds
“Charles, Michael, and Jillian, they still haven't actually given Jason any money. And Phil, well, he already told Jason he's out.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 23:29 #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?

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