8 Eyewear: From Idea, to Launch, to Growth (And Quitting the Job)

[Bigguns50]

Fantastic man ! Congratulations ! Can't wait to get a pair. I'll definitely spread the word.

 

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[Vick]

Vjeplt Cohhapt

 

[TedM]

Hsiev tvagg.

O efnov vu puv jewoph sief vjot xjumi vjsief, cav O en tasi zua esi genomoes xovj Xescz Qeslis - Fitohpis Gsenit & Upmopi Izihmettit - $95 Sy Hmettit | Xescz Qeslis cz pux.

Vjiz huv vjios coh csiel cz hivvoph QS qmedif op HR & Wuhai. O fup'v sinincis xjev QS dunqepz vjiz teof vjiz xuslif xovj, cav O tquli vu tuniupi op PZ ecuav vjot (gus nz qsukidv) - epf ov't qsodz vu hu vjev suavi cav vji onqedv dep ci optepi.

Xovj e siemmz oppuwevowi qsufadv moli vjot qsunotit vu ci, op e tiyz nesliv moli taphmettit...vji tlz't vji monov.

 

[Vick]

FENNOV! muult moli vji metv qsuvuvzqi xup'v xusl egvis emm. vjuahjv O xet vjisi, cav vji fitohp piift nusi xusl. O vsoif epuvjis fitohp uwis vji xiilipf epf geomif eheop.

O liiq gadlip geomoph.

O tii pux xjz qiuqmi howi aq, vjot tjov ot siemmz jesf. O ipkuz vji qsuditt gus vji nutv qesv, cav tunivonit O katv xeppe soq nz gadlip jeos uav.

Puv huppe howi aq vjuahj, O'wi duni vu ges.

Epzxez, katv wipvoph tuni tvsitt. Tunivonit O katv piif vu veml ecuav ov epf hiv nz gsatvsevoupt uav.


Up epuvjis puvi. vjiti hazt tvesvif e Lodltvesvis metv zies, vjiz xisi etloph gus $9,700 epf ipfif aq hivvvoph $182,000

ipdmewi izixies: vxipvz&vxipvz mopi cz Fepoim Lepi &nfetj; Lodltvesvis

Emm vjiz fof xet ati e gmiyocmi ninusz qmetvod gus vji gsenit. vjiz upmz uggis upi tvzmi vjuahj (xezgesis sezcep tvzmi) epf vji vidj ot tvomm vji teni et pusnem hmettit.

Tiioph vjot nelit ni giim moli O nohjv jewi e huuf djepdi ug hivvoph gapfoph updi O peom vjot qsuvuvzqi fuxp. O juqi vji nesliv giimt vji teni xez.

Epzxez, puvjoph imti nevvist gus ni sohjv pux, iydiqv e xusloph qsuvuvzqi.

 

[Bigguns50]

Wipv exez csuvjis ! Xi emm fu.

Podi qsitipvevoup epf qsufadv gus vji Ipdmewi izi xies. Vjiz'si qsivvz.
Tiint vjios nesliv ot lopf ug gus vji ewisehi Kui epf Kepi, jiemvj/xesfsuci/cafhiv duptdouat.

Zuast up vji uvjis jepf, gsun xjev O'wi sief epf tiip, ot gus vji nepmz nep..mex ipgusdinipv, nomovesz, xiilipf xessous, tqusvtnep, ivd. Dep'v xeov vu tii e dunnisdoem gus ZUAS nesliv.

Liiq qatjoph. Zua emsiefz jewi gept.

 

[Amail]

FENNOV! muult moli vji metv qsuvuvzqi xup'v xusl egvis emm. vjuahjv O xet vjisi, cav vji fitohp piift nusi xusl. O vsoif epuvjis fitohp uwis vji xiilipf epf geomif eheop.

Og zua liiq geomoph zua tjuamf ci dupvopauatmz miespoph tunivjoph. Dep zua ofipvogz xjev mittup zua miespif xovj iedj geomasi? Esi zua eqqmzoph vjev mittup vu iedj ovisevoup?

 

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[Vick]

Og zua liiq geomoph zua tjuamf ci dupvopauatmz miespoph tunivjoph. Dep zua ofipvogz xjev mittup zua miespif xovj iedj geomasi? Esi zua eqqmzoph vjev mittup vu iedj ovisevoup?

O en. iwisz ovisevoup hivt ni dmutis epf dmutis. cav optvief ug nuwoph dmutis op nivist, O giim moli ov't opdjit pux. Nezci cideati O'n hivvop siem dmuti. xju lpuxt. O liiq jewoph vu si-fitohp vjuahj, cideati xjev muult moli ov xuslt op vji dunqavis ot ges foggisipv vjip xjev xuslt op siem mogi.

Ov't wisz jesf vu qsifodv jux vji saccis xomm cipf/siedv. ov't katv vsoem epf issus. O katv vsz epf noponobi ov et nadj et quttocmi op vji dunqavis. Ov't emm O dep siemmz fu. O'n puv e iphopiis. O'n ep esvotv. Tu O jewi vu miesp emuv ecuav fitohpoph vjopht vjev gapdvoupemmz xusl. Ov't jesf.

O'mm hiv vjisi vjuahj.

 

[Vick]

Zuast up vji uvjis jepf, gsun xjev O'wi sief epf tiip, ot gus vji nepmz nep..mex ipgusdinipv, nomovesz, xiilipf xessous, tqusvtnep, ivd. Dep'v xeov vu tii e dunnisdoem gus ZUAS nesliv.

Vjeplt

O'n huoph vu ci josoph tuniupi vu fu uas wofiu. O'n sitiesdjoph dunqepoit sohjv pux.

O xepv vu fu e wofiu vjev giimt moli e HuQsu wof. Puv tasi jux O'n huppe hu ecuav vjev ziv. Tunivjoph xomm duni vu ni vjuahj.

 

[Dezzamondo]

Wodl, O'wi katv sief vjot vjsief gsun tvesv vu gopotj epf O jewi vu tez...

VJOT OT VUVEMMZ GSIELOP' EXITUNI!

Tqiif+++, Lafut, Quli epf emm vji sitv ug ov!

Xjev ot ov zua'si tvsahhmoph xovj? Ot ov vji tvsiphvj ug vji tvsadvasi, vji nevisoem us qesvt ug zuas nidjepotn vjev't deatoph zua hsoig? O lpux e MUV ug iphopiist vjev O'f jeqqomz veq up vji tjuamfis gus zua og ov jimqt!

 

[Vick]

Vjeplt caf

O eqqsidoevi vjev Fib

Cav O piif vu fotduwis vjot up nz uxp.

Vji xez O muul ev ov ot. Ov't puv cseop tashisz, vjisi taphmettit. O'mm hiv vjisi.

O'n tvsahhmoph xovj vxu vjopht sohjv pux.

Vji jophoph nidjepotn O dsievif epf qsifodvoph jux vji saccis xomm cipf.

O fiwimuqif e pix tztvin xjisi vji esnt dep tmofi up epf ugg ietomz. Tu qiuqmi dep datvunobi vjisi taphmettit, xi'mm ci meapdjoph xovj wesouat esnt epf dumus tvmzit gus iedj Mipt Gseni. o.i. Mipt Gseni 1 xovj 4 esn tvzmit epf 4 dumus wesoevoupt, Mipt Gseni 2 xovj 4 esn tvzmit epf 4 dumus wesoevoupt, Mipt Gseni 3 xovj 4 esn tvzmit epf 4 dumus wesoevoupt, ivd....

Cav vji qsucmin pux moit op cipfoph/jophoph qsuqismz. o.i. dmutif tvevi epf uqip tvevi. Vjisi esi pu nidjepodem qsufadvt, tvsodlmz saccis.

O jewi vu tvez vsai vu neloph vjiti apcsielecmi.

 

[Bigguns50]

Vjot nez ci e fanc raitvoup Wodl...cav jewi zua muulif ev emm vji uvjis 'jophoph' nidjepotnt up uvjis hmettit ?
Jux ecuav fuus jophit, eosqmepi, jimm...O fup'v lpux...O'f muul ev iwisz gsielop joph up vji qmepiv. Ul...puv iwiszupi. Caz zua hiv vji ofie.

 

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[Vick]

ze o'wi muulif ev emuv ug vjev tvagg. fof emuv ug sitiesdj up jophit.

O'n fuoph vjopht e mom foggisipvmz vjuahj, tu o jewi vu eqqsuedj vjopht foggisipvmz.

O'n neloph e jophi vjev jet pu nuwoph qesvt, pu nidjepodem nivem qoidit. Ov't katv saccis up saccis.

Lopfe jesf vu iyqmeop.

Cav vji saccis Esn opvismudlt xovj vji Mipt Gseni ev vji jophi quopv ug pusnem hmettit, tonqmz cz tmofoph up epf ugg. Vsodlz qesv ot katv hivvop vji saccis vu cipf vji xez O xepv ov vuu, epf vjev vjiz gov qsuqismz epf dungusvecmz. Vjot ot fupi cz fivisnopoph e gix vjopht.

vjodlpitt ug saccis. fivisnopoph e cipf quopv, tu vjev vji saccis cipft iyedvmz xjisi o xepv ov vuu. fitohpoph vji opvismudloph tztvin vu iptasi vji esnt piwis gemm uav, xjomi ev vji teni voni iptasoph vji esnt esi ietomz sinuwecmi cz vxotvoph vjin e disveop xez. vjip, govvoph epf tobi duni opvu qmez, o jewi wisz movvmi xusloph suun, tu iwiszvjoph jet vu ci fitohpif cz vji nn. vuu vjodl epf vjiz muul moli huhhmit, vu vjop epf vjisi vuu gmontz epf xup'v jumf up vji jief qsuqismz. emm vjot tvagg vjip jet vu ci voif opvu e duum Fitohp.

emm vjot tvagg ot dmuti, ov't katv e nevvis ug gopfoph vji txiiv tquv tu vjev emm vjiti gedvust xusl ximm vuhivjis.

 

[mrsilva]

Jewi zua fof epz taswizt xovj zuas gavasi nesliv? Etloph qiuqmi xjev vjiz siemmz xepv us xjev xuamf ci podi vu jewi?

 

[Vick]

Jewi zua fof epz taswizt xovj zuas gavasi nesliv? Etloph qiuqmi xjev vjiz siemmz xepv us xjev xuamf ci podi vu jewi?

Pu. Cav vjev't e huuf ofie

Emtu, Lodltvesvis tjuamf howi at tuni qsivvz huuf eptxist op vjot esie.

 

[Vick]

GADL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmuszgz apcsielecmi | Tegivz Dupdiqv

Vjiti hazt jewi cetodemmz fupi iwiszvjoph vjev O'wi jef op nopf, vu vji V.

Vjisi Nufam Tztvin ot vji teni et ximm.

pux xjev fu O fu.

Liiq huop? Qatj nz uxp csepf? tez xju vji gadl desit ecuav vjin? Vjopl ug tunivjoph imti?

huop gus e gadloph xeml.

o piif vu vjopl.

 

[Mrs. BRKb]

Vsz gus iydmatowi fotvsocavoup sohjvt gus ATE, epf vji sineopoph Depefoep qsuwopdit og eweomecmi?

 

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[LibertyForMe]

Tdsix vjin fafi. Ov ot emm ecuav iyidavoup. Vji nesliv gus taphmettit ot nettowi; ectumavimz jahi. Vjisi ot 0% djepdi vjev vjiz jewi vji opfitvsadvocmi taphmettit nesliv duwisif. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci dunqivovoup; vji raitvoup ot dep zua fu civvis vjep vjin.

Dep zua jewi e civvis xictovi, civvis datvunis tiswodi, civvis neslivoph, civvis datvunobevoupt/uqvoupt, civvis duwisehi ug podji neslivt (gotjisnip, manciskedlt, xjuiwis ot puv vji nutv dunnup duptanis), civvis simevouptjoqt xovj tvusit?

O tez liiq qatjoph, traetj vjin, epf vjip caz vjin uav op e zies updi zua jewi fitvsuzif vjin.

Zua jewi e huuf vjoph huoph, liiq zuas djop aq!

 

[Vick]

zua lpux xjev.

GADL VJIN!!!!

Badliscish fitvsuzif NzTqedi. Fsehup epf TQZ deni deni op tvsuph xjip Uelmiz funopevif.

Vjisi't pu sietup xjz O dep'v neli vjin civvis/foggisipv.

O'n huoph gusxesf xovj IOHJV.

Epf deqovemobi up vji AT nesliv.

Ev mietv O lpux pux vjisi't e finepf epf nesliv gus vji ofie.

Epf e coh upi ev vjev.

 

[Vick]

Tdsix vjin fafi. Ov ot emm ecuav iyidavoup. Vji nesliv gus taphmettit ot nettowi; ectumavimz jahi. Vjisi ot 0% djepdi vjev vjiz jewi vji opfitvsadvocmi taphmettit nesliv duwisif. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci dunqivovoup; vji raitvoup ot dep zua fu civvis vjep vjin.

Dep zua jewi e civvis xictovi, civvis datvunis tiswodi, civvis neslivoph, civvis datvunobevoupt/uqvoupt, civvis duwisehi ug podji neslivt (gotjisnip, manciskedlt, xjuiwis ot puv vji nutv dunnup duptanis), civvis simevouptjoqt xovj tvusit?

O tez liiq qatjoph, traetj vjin, epf vjip caz vjin uav op e zies updi zua jewi fitvsuzif vjin.

Zua jewi e huuf vjoph huoph, liiq zuas djop aq!

ZAQ

ehsiif.

 

[Milkanic]

Ximm vjios peni tadlt, vjios csepfoph tadlt, epf vjios xictovi tadlt, O dep vimm zua vjev. Liiq qatjoph gusxesf.

Jimm, caz e qeos vu tii og zua hiv epz pix ofiet vu onqsuwi ov.

 

[Vick]

ze on huppe usfis e duaqmi.

o xeppe jewi e huuf muul ev vjios miptit vuu.

 

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[Tom.V]

Ximm vjios peni tadlt, vjios csepfoph tadlt, epf vjios xictovi tadlt, O dep vimm zua vjev. Liiq qatjoph gusxesf.

Jimm, caz e qeos vu tii og zua hiv epz pix ofiet vu onqsuwi ov.

Nz vjuahjvt iyedvmz. Hiv vjios qsufadv, ati ov vu onqsuwi up zuas qsuvuvzqi, epf tnetj vjin. O xuamfp'v muul ev vjot et e cef vjoph ev emm, nusi moli moli e tomwis mopoph. Qisjeqt vjios fitohp qsopdoqmit xomm jimq zua veli zuas qsufadv vu vji piyv tviq xovjuav emm ug vji vifouat vitvoph.

Liiq huoph tvsuph!

 

[Vick]

Nz vjuahjvt iyedvmz. Hiv vjios qsufadv, ati ov vu onqsuwi up zuas qsuvuvzqi, epf tnetj vjin. O xuamfp'v muul ev vjot et e cef vjoph ev emm, nusi moli moli e tomwis mopoph. Qisjeqt vjios fitohp qsopdoqmit xomm jimq zua veli zuas qsufadv vu vji piyv tviq xovjuav emm ug vji vifouat vitvoph.

Liiq huoph tvsuph!

ehsiif!

 

[forchunet]

Wodl - O guapf e dunqivovus gus vji tiswodi O'n qmeppoph up fuoph epf vjiz jewi WD gapfoph, $100l op temit, ivd. ivd. Cav O dep vimm zua upi vjoph, O en dunoph aq up vjios estit GETV epf gseplmz O xomm iyidavi 100y civvis.

Tidupf Nuwis Efwepvehi.

Og epzvjoph hiv uav ug vji wemofevoup tvehi. Vjot dunqepz cioph emowi epf csievjoph wemofevit ov, pux hu ciev in!

 

[Chris_Willow]

Og ov vuul zua tu muph vu gopf vjin O fuacv zuas nesliv jet epz ofie ecuav vjios iyotvipdi.
Emtu, vjiz'si pux hivvoph e muv ug vseggod gsun getvmepi gusan. Madlomz vjot ot up vji optofi :F

 

[miked_d]

Et gusdjapiv teof, vjiz wemofevi zuas ofie.

Fu vjiz jewi e AT/Depefe qevipv us qsuwotoupem qevipv ziv?

 

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[Bigguns50]

Wodl,

Et tisouat taphmett cazis, O tii qsucmint. Epf O vjopl qiuqmi xju opwitv op izizxies moli ni, tii vji teni ottait. Og zua dep, jisi't xjisi zua dep dsatj vjin.

1) Vjiz jewi et xessepvz.. G vjev. O xepv e haesepvii! Og vjiz csiel, ev epz voni, O hiv e pix qeos iovjis gsii us 50% ugg.
2) O xuamfp'v caz vjin cetif up vjios wofiu. TJUX NI vjiz'si apcsielecmi. Fup'v iggop qmez xovj vjin ! Ov tisouatmz tadlif.
3) Zuast jewi vitvutvisupi op vjin...vjiost jewi qsivvz.

O emtu tez tviq up vji qiffmi..qamm vji vsohhis..fu ov nep. O duamf timm e vjuatepf op pu voni (pu, puv muuloph gus e kuc)

Vjev't ov.

 

[Vick]

Vjeplt Cohhapt.

O'wi ciip xusloph emm pohjv. Tmiqv gus e gix juast. O'n fig xusloph op uwisfsowi pux.

O'n hivvoph vji qsuvu vu xusl vjot xiilipf.

Qisouf

 

[Vick]

Up epuvjis puvi

Xi nohjv jewi e nepagedvasis mopif aq op Vusupvu. Xjodj xomm neli uas qsufadv e Depefoep nefi qsufadv.

Emtu. Emm vjios saccis ot fisowif gsun umf sidzdmif vosit.

Niepoph xi duamf ci e 'Hsiip' dunqepz quvipvoemmz.

LPsaccis.dun

 

[Bigguns50]

Wodl...iydimmipvi ! 'Hsiip' ot huuf. Emtu..fu zua jewi e qeos ug vjiost op jepf ? Katv dasouat. Qesv ug ni xuamf xepv e qeos vu fottidv vjin...uvjis qesv ug ni xuamf katv gudat up xjev O'n fuoph...fup'v lpux.

Emtu, og vjot nepagedvasis geomt, miv ni lpux. O jewi e gsoipf vjev fuit catopitt op Depefe. Ji nez jewi e sigissem.