Light Phone

part of Light includes Light Phone II, Light Phone III

7 statements across 2 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 10, 2023 by Joe Hollier · said 45 times in 2 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (29), Joe Hollier (8), Kai Tang (6), John Zimmer (2)

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2023 42 mentions in 1 episode

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Aug 10, 2023 neutral
Insight
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
Aug 10, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Tang: Any future Light Phone camera will not support sharing or liking
“If we do have a camera in Light Phone, it will be a tool that allows you to capture those moments, but we will not allow sharing or commenting or liking to be part of that experience.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 27:24 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Tang: Foxconn, manufacturer of iPhones, is an investor in Light Phone
“One of our investors from Foxconn The company that make iPhone and Samsung.”
Kai Tang Aug 10, 2023 ▶ 18:16 When our phones are just phones with Kai Tang and Joe Hollier of Light
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Disclosure
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
Aug 10, 2023
Assertion Supported
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
Aug 10, 2023 positive
Insight
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
Oct 23, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Zimmer uses the Light Phone III as his sole SIM-enabled device
“Light Phone Three, their third device I'm using as my, it's my only phone that has a SIM card”
John Zimmer Oct 23, 2025 ▶ 41:17 Advice Line with John Zimmer of Lyft
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