Qleek

17 statements across 3 episodes · 5 bullish · 6 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Mar 3, 2025 by Ismail Salhi · said 113 times in 3 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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brought up most by Josh Muccio (83), Johanna Hartzheim (15), Matteo Vallazza (6), Ismail Salhi (2)

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Mar 3, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Salhi: Gifting digital content today requires buying CDs or gift cards
“Today, if you want to gift something to someone any content, A podcast that you like a playlist that you love, an artist that you really like. There's no way to do it. You should, you can only buy a CD, or you can buy a gift card.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 7:05 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 bearish
Opinion
Gulati passes on Qleek due to concerns about a niche market
“I just, if I really sort of sort of, ah, think about who will adopt this. I think it, I just can't help but think it's a niche. Market. And for that reason, I'm a pass”
Daniel Gulati Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 23:15 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025
Disclosure
Hartzheim: Qleek is seeking to raise $800,000
“And today we're here to raise 800 K.”
Johanna Hartzheim Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 4:16 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 negative
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Salhi: Qleek has completely sold out of its hardware players
“All I can say is we ran out of stock for the player, so we can't sell it anymore because we don't have any more units in stock.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 29:50 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hartzheim: Qleek's player costs $60 to manufacture and retails for $100
“The cost of production cost of the player was around 60 dollars. We sell it for 100. And the cost of the clicks was around four dollars. We sell them for nine upwards.”
Johanna Hartzheim Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 15:57 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 negative
Disclosure
Nadel passes on Qleek citing a lack of proven product-market fit
“I like to get in once we see product market fit, or at least some early evidence of that. So, I'm a little bit torn on this one, but I think I'm gonna pass.”
Phil Nadel Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 21:37 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Salhi: Qleek saw a 30% reorder rate on its first production run
“30% of our customers reordered the first time.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 17:36 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Salhi: Bose invested $350,000 in Qleek on a $4M valuation cap
“So they put three 50 On a four million cap, a 20% discount a year ago.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 18:25 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Salhi: Bose is leading Qleek's current funding round
“We did a lot of user research with Bose, who is an investor in the company. Jillian Manus: Oh, are they? Ismail Salhi: Yes. Jillian Manus: They're fantastic. Ismail Salhi: And they are leading this round.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 18:16 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Gulati: Qleek's true value lies entirely in its physical hardware
“Really the true value here is the physical pieces, right? It's the player and it's the physical tiles.”
Daniel Gulati Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 7:50 #16 Qleek
Mar 3, 2025
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Matteo Teravazi's Listener Syndicate Invested $53,000 in Qleek
“Together, through their new syndicate, they invested a total of 53,000 dollars in the company.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 18:35 #27 Qleek Pt. II: What Happened After The Pitch
Mar 3, 2025 bearish
Disclosure
Daniel Gulati Passes on Qleek Citing Niche Market Adoption
“I think it, I just can't help but think it's a niche market. And for that reason, I'm a pass, but I think what you're doing is really interesting and could be a really, really big thing.”
Daniel Gulati Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 6:02 #27 Qleek Pt. II: What Happened After The Pitch
Mar 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Bose Made a Significant Investment in Hardware Startup Qleek
“Because right around the same time, Bose also made a significant investment in the company.”
Josh Muccio Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 19:50 #27 Qleek Pt. II: What Happened After The Pitch
Mar 4, 2025 neutral
Opinion
Salhi: Qleek failed because it lacked resources for proper marketing
“We had very enthusiastic customers. We just never marketed that product properly. Never. Because we never had the resources and the opportunity to do so.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 30:10 #108 Qleek Pt. III: A Postmortem and a Comeback
Mar 4, 2025 bullish
What-if
Qleek founder claims they would have raised heavily during NFT boom
“Like, if we would have survived COVID, or if COVID didn't happen, the NFT thing would have happened, and then we would have raised so much money.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 11:15 #108 Qleek Pt. III: A Postmortem and a Comeback
Mar 4, 2025 bearish
Disclosure
Salhi: Qleek's failure caused trauma, required new business to avoid VCs
“The trauma of clique made me think if I have to start a new business, it has to be completely or Very, very independent from VC funding, that we could try it, and if it fails, we'll know it quickly, but if it succeeds, it can fund itself without external, addi…”
Ismail Salhi Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 14:40 #108 Qleek Pt. III: A Postmortem and a Comeback
Mar 4, 2025 positive
Assertion Not publicly verifiable
Salhi: Amazon, Audible, and Tidal bought Qleek's NFC products
“We got Amazon. Audible was buying our stuff. We got title to buy our stuff.”
Ismail Salhi Mar 4, 2025 ▶ 6:04 #108 Qleek Pt. III: A Postmortem and a Comeback
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