James Kubik
Founder, Somewear. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
1shows
1appearances
12statements
5resolved
2supported
2contradicted
40%fully supported
Everything James Kubik said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Kubik: Satellite companies ignore end consumers to focus on infrastructure
“All these companies are focused on the infrastructure and no one's thinking about the end consumer, the end customer that's actually gonna be using this.”
Kubik: Routine messaging drives satellite communicator adoption over emergency SOS
“Number one, the primary thing is messaging, is communication with the people back home. That is absolutely number one, no question. However, once you get in the door with messaging, in the back of their mind, they're saying, you know, it's nice that I have thi…”
Kubik: Somewear took zero investor meetings after appearing on The Pitch
“I mean, I came on the pitch, I gave one pitch and then I did not take a single other meeting.”
Kubik: Four billion people lack consistent connectivity due to expansion costs
“I mean, this morning I was just walking around, there was Wi-Fi available everywhere, cellular everywhere, but what's interesting is that, you know, cellular is extremely costly to expand outside of urban areas, and so still 50% of the world, four billion peop…”
Kubik: Somewear generated over $150,000 in 30-day pre-order campaign
“We went out and we launched a pre-order campaign in April. And in 30 days, we sold over 150,000 dollars of product.”
Kubik: Ten million people go backcountry camping in the US annually
“So we think about backpackers, right? And there are ten million of them in the U.S. So every single year, ten million people are backcountry camping.”
Kubik: Somewear achieves roughly 40% margin on $300 hardware
“So at 300 right now, we're at about 40%, and we're looking to improve that over time.”
Kubik: Somewear raised under $500K to build hardware, firmware, software
“So total, we've raised a little bit less than 500,000 dollars and we have built everything across hardware, firmware, and software.”
Kubik: GoTenna relies on VHF hardware requiring three-mile range
“What they've done is they've created a device where you pair to your smartphone and you have point to point VHF communication. So we have to be within three miles for Gotenna. And then you know, you have to have a piece of hardware. I need to have that piece o…”
Kubik: Somewear hardware retails at $350 with monthly plans from $15 to $50
“Right, so the pre-order was at 300 and then rose to three 20, proposed retails three 50. And then, so that's a one-time hardware purchase, and then there's going to be, ah, the actual data plans, and so there are different data plans depending on how much data…”
Kubik: Somewear plans to test B2B2C rentals via trip providers
“It's part of the business model that we're thinking in the future we can test out. And the way that we're viewing that is more of a B to B to C, not a direct rental to customers, where we partner with trip providers, right?”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens James's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 THE PITCHLEDGER | Founder, Somewear | 1 | 12 | 40% 2/5 | full record on the Pitch → |