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John MacFarlane

5 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 19, 2024 by John MacFarlane · across every show →

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Feb 19, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
The First Song Played on Sonos Was the Beastie Boys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn"
“That's all true. It just fit. These were the first units that were fully assembled. We had a room that had the Quality Assurance team in it, and they were really trying to beat it up, and I thought that was the appropriate song, because they had a lot of work …”
John MacFarlane Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 59:19 Sonos: John MacFarlane
Feb 19, 2024 negative
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Steve Jobs Pounded MacFarlane's Chest, Threatening to Sue Sonos Out of Existence
“He walked right up to me and pounded on my chest and said they were gonna sue us out of existence for having a scroll ring on our remote.”
John MacFarlane Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 27:36 Sonos: John MacFarlane
Feb 19, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
MacFarlane Left the Sonos Board to Avoid Micromanaging His Successor
“I didn't want to be in a position where I was second guessing what Patrick was doing. I mean, when I left, I didn't stay on the board because who wants to have the founder of the board sitting on the board of the company that you're running.”
John MacFarlane Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 53:03 Sonos: John MacFarlane
Feb 19, 2024 negative
Insight
Hardware Companies Are Never Truly Well-Capitalized Due to Inventory Constraints
“You know, you talk about being well capitalized you're never well capitalized as a hardware company, so.”
John MacFarlane Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 23:36 Sonos: John MacFarlane
Feb 19, 2024 negative
What-if
Releasing the 2004 Sonos Prototype Would Have Killed the Company
“In retrospect, it wouldn't have made any difference, and we would have killed the company had we released The quality of product it was at that time.”
John MacFarlane Feb 19, 2024 ▶ 29:48 Sonos: John MacFarlane
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