Joe Hollier

Everything Joe Hollier said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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Hollier: Early app business models prioritized time spent over direct monetization

“Well, there's kind of like a golden metric that was really what was most important, and that was how many hours a day someone spent with the product. So if you could make something that was sticky and You know, that people would use for hours a day. There didn…”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 2:45 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Hollier: Smartphone ubiquity made people forget their agency to disconnect

“And I think the smartphones became so ubiquitous that we almost forgot We have the agency to actually sign off from time to time.”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 6:11 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Hollier: The Light Phone's value comes from its lack of features

“The actual value that we brought them wasn't in any one feature, but actually in the lack of features.”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 9:00 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Hollier: Adopting a minimalist phone is like buying a gym membership

“I mean, aside from any technical challenges, it's quite the ask for the end user, so I think what we saw a lot of was almost like a gym membership, where someone wants to go light, but is struggling to actually integrate that kind of experience into their day-…”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 13:47 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Hollier: Light is in talks with dozens of schools regarding smartphone bans

“We've had dozens of schools in conversation since about promoting a similar kind of policy or at least trying to make it more accessible, and actually the Buxton School was kind of an amazing case study for us.”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 25:59 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Hollier: Original Light Phone used 2G and custom call-forwarding software

“What that actually meant was that the original light phone was a simple two G cell phone that had its own SIM card, and we made software that would kind of Make it seamlessly feel like it was your, an extension of your smartphone number. Your calls would forwa…”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 12:35 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Hollier: Buxton School banned smartphones for both faculty and students

“They banned smartphones for the faculty as well as the students, so that there was this kind of, like, level playing field.”

Joe Hollier Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 26:24 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

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Tang: Both Light co-founders use the Light Phone exclusively

“Yes, both Joe and I use light phone exclusively.”

Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 23:18 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Joe's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
HOW I BUILT THISLEDGER	Co-Founder and President, Light	1	7	100% 2/2	full record on How I Built This →