Dewey Huynh

Founder and CEO, Autonomous · 1 appearance on the record.

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Huynh is the founder of Autonomous, a direct-to-consumer office furniture and smart hardware company renowned for products like the SmartDesk, ErgoChair, and WorkPod. He previously worked as a software architect in robotics and artificial intelligence and launched early tech ventures including Robotbase and Taap.it.

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Opinion

Huynh questions why Google, Amazon, and Samsung invest in smart homes

“So we don't really see the value in the smart home space, and we still don't understand why Google and Amazon and Samsung are still working in the smart home space.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 7:09 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

Disclosure

Huynh: Autonomous intends to reinvent every single object in the office

“We wanna reinvent every single object in the office whether that's a desk, a chair, a bookcase a headset, or whatever it is. We wanna look at them. We wanna reinvent them. How can we change this product? That's been around for thousands of years.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 2:50 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

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Autonomous generates double-digit millions in annual revenue and is cash-flow positive

“But in terms of size I mean, our revenue is in double digit million dollars right now and we cash out positive, and we are very proud of what we achieved so far.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 11:23 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

Disclosure

Huynh would likely reject a $40M acquisition offer from Herman Miller

“Probably not right now. I think we have an exciting roadmap for our product, so it's not just a piece of furniture. When you look at Autonomous from the name itself, we are not a furniture company, Nathan.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 16:37 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

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Huynh: Autonomous Has Shipped Nearly 100,000 Units

“I think we ship close to a 100,000 units.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 5:07 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

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Huynh: Autonomous has sold to over 30,000 offices in 18 months

“I mean, we officially launched about 18 months ago, Nathan, and we've been selling to over 30,000 offices.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 11:12 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

Disclosure

Huynh: Autonomous Raised About $200K in Outside Capital

“We raised at the beginning about 200,000 dollars from an investor.”

Dewey Huynh Jun 25, 2017 ▶ 6:07 701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
701: Smart Desk King Sells $10,000,000+	Jun 25, 2017	9m

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