Dhananja Jayalath
VP of Product, Palmetto. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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Dhananja "DJ" Jayalath is the co-founder and former CEO and CPO of Athos, a smart fitness apparel company backed by Social Capital and DCM Ventures. He later transitioned into clean technology, leading product initiatives at residential energy platform Palmetto.
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Everything Dhananja Jayalath said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Athos secured seed investment from Chamath Palihapitiya within three hours of meeting
“We got here. I think we had a seed deal about three hours afterwards.”
Jayalath rejects Marc Andreessen's thesis that software distinguishes hardware winners
“I kind of don't think about it in terms of that. I think people buy experiences and people want to be part of experiences.”
Jayalath: New tech adoption relies on integrating into existing routines
“It's very hard to get people to adopt new technology if they have to build a new habit around it. But if you integrate into existing routine, they're much more likely to use it.”
Athos founders rejected signed job offers at Apple to launch startup
“Chris and I had already signed job offers to join. I was going to join Apple. Chris was going to be joining analog devices. Idea was like, let's just like make some money and work on this on the side so that, you know, we can make a better prototype and figure…”
Jayalath: No manufacturing process existed for smart clothing before Athos
“No one has ever integrated technology Into clothing the way we've done it. There was no manufacturing process when we started doing it.”
Jayalath: Athos will focus on high school athletes market
“We're really focused on capturing and really enabling high school athletes to perform at their best. How do we do that Is going to evolve over time as we expand the market of all these high school athletes that really could use the best trainers, training them…”
Jayalath: Athos manufactures smart clothing with Sri Lanka's MAS
“We work with one of the best manufacturers in the world. They call it MAS based in Sri Lanka, and they do work for Nike, Lululemon.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Dhananja's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
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 20VCLEDGER | VP of Product, Palmetto | 1 | 8 | 0% 0/1 | full record on 20VC → |