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Sonos: John MacFarlane
- ▶ 0:59 Guy Raz I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today, how John McFarlane and his partners figured out how to fill a house with music without wires, and launched Sonos, a brand that does over a billion dollars a year in business. 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 11:11 John MacFarlane And so, that was kind of the genesis behind Sonos. 2 times in the scene
- ▶ 15:03 Guy Raz And I'm wondering, like, when you guys started to have this conversation, right, in 2002, because this is really when Sonos was founded. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 20:48 Guy Raz So it's around 2003, 2004, and John McFarlane and his partners are trying to bring Sonos wireless speakers to life. 4 times in the scene
- ▶ 27:55 Guy Raz That just, he was gonna sue you because you, because you had a, at the time, Sonos had a remote, an external remote, and it had a scroll wheel on it, and he said that's copying
- ▶ 30:41 Guy Raz Could you buy it directly from Sonos at the time? 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 35:20 Guy Raz And I, I, from what I read, it really had a massively negative impact on sales for Sonos. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 36:43 John MacFarlane So we released the iPhone controller, which helped because that made the
- ▶ 37:02 Guy Raz And I guess, really, the way out of that hole, or one way out of that hole, was to basically make a cheaper product, or a less expensive product, which was the, the Play Five, right? 3 times in the scene
- ▶ 40:05 Guy Raz And the success of Sonos really depended, in your view, on those, on the proliferation of these streaming services. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 43:02 Guy Raz So it's twenty-fifteen, and after 10 years, Sonos has become a force in home audio. 9 times in the scene
- ▶ 50:31 Guy Raz When, when you were feeling like you were burned out, right, and you're leading the company, so you've got to show up one face, because you've got a thousand or more employees at this point, right, right, by 2017, 1400 employees at least? 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 54:10 John MacFarlane I, I, I mean, I distinctly remember after leaving Sonos in January, and being able to read a book from start to finish, 8 times in the scene
- ▶ 58:58 Guy Raz That's John McFarlane, former CEO and one of the founders of Sonos. 3 times in the scene
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- ▶ 47:56 Guy Raz Raise the bar of your entertainment with Sonos Beam, the compact, smart soundbar for TV, music, and more. 6 times in the scene
- ▶ 48:32 Guy Raz The Sonos app walks you through getting started step by step, including syncing your TV remote, connecting your music services, and adding a voice assistant.
- ▶ 48:57 Guy Raz Head over to Sonos.com and enjoy up to 25% of select products right now through November 27th or while supplies last.
Kona Ice: Tony Lamb
- ▶ 55:02 Guy Raz Raise the bar of your entertainment with Sonos Beam, the compact smart soundbar for TV, music, and more. 5 times in the scene
- ▶ 55:37 Guy Raz The Sonos app walks you through getting started step by step, including syncing your TV remote, connecting your music services, and adding a voice assistant.
- ▶ 56:01 Guy Raz Visit Sonos.com to learn more and find gifts for every listener on your list.