Light

includes Light Phone

9 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 10, 2023 by Kai Tang · said 50 times in 2 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (36), Joe Hollier (8), Kai Tang (5), John Zimmer (1)

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Aug 10, 2023
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Tang: Light needed $2M beyond its Kickstarter to manufacture first phones
“I think we needed two million more just to actually go through the process. So we raised money from the mission aligned investors along the way to help us deliver.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 14:58 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tang: Light is break-even from organic website sales without paid advertising
“We are break even at the moment with the sales from our website with the support from our users, we don't do advertisement.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 24:06 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Tang: Light is trying to integrate ride-sharing tools onto its phone
“Hopefully lift a ride sharing tool is something that we we're trying to do. But that requires you know, to raise your company to collaborate with us.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 16:55 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 negative
Insight
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
Aug 10, 2023
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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
Aug 10, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tang: Light operates with approximately 15 employees
“We have around 15 employee.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 28:23 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
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
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Tang: 75% to 80% of Light Phone customers are Gen Z
“It turns out, like, 75, 80% of our customers are Gen Z, a younger generation who are really brave to say no, and willing to give it a try.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 30:38 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Insight
Tang: Mobile phones should be used and put away like hammers
“We should have tools that intentionally design, just like hammer or screwdriver. You use it You put it back, and you don't think about your hammer, 24 seven. You don't hold your screwdriver and swipe your screwdriver for five hours a day, right?”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 20:38 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
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