🔔 “Doorbell Disruptor” — Interview with Ring Founder Jamie Siminoff at our LA Live Show

From our Sold Out Live Show in Los Angeles, it’s the 1st guest we’ve ever interviewed whose official title is “Chief Inventor.”Because after half-a-dozen stalled startups, a rejection on Shark Tank in front of 3M viewers, and running low on cash, Jamie Simonoff sold his Ring home camera company to Amazon for over $1B in 2018. Basic idea, but billion-dollar-door-breaking breakthrough — Because the Ring wifi doorbell camera is the biggest disruption to the door since the knob. Now your mom has one, your neighbor has one, and your landlord just installed one (like ½ of America has)Jamie is the Baron of Buzzers & Patron Saint of Porch Security. And in this interview he unlocks all his secrets… like how he dropped $1M for the website domain www.ring.com — Even though he only had $100K in cash. Jamie’s got the kind of energy that makes you want to invite him inside to hang out and chat for hours (we could’ve kept going, but the theater was closing down). And on today’s interview he dives into:How to become a tinkererHis crazy Shark Tank episodeWhen Richard Branson emailed him to investWhat it’s like selling to Amazon (and making Bezos laugh)That 1 big Super Bowl commercialWhether Work/Life Balance is possibleWhy he took his 5-year-old son to visit a Chinese factoryAnd the next simple household item to get disruptedLive from Los Angeles at our Sold Out show,Basic concept, but billion-dollar breakthroughBy linking a camera to wifi, he turned ding-dong into cha-chingBut 13 yrs ago, Jamie pitched this invention on Shark TankAnd the Sharks didn’t bite, Mr Wonderful shut the door on him (lit)But he turned I’m outs into I’m Ins, b/c 3M ppl who saw that episode were interestedAnd 5yrs later, Amazon came knocking (also literally) w/ $1B offerNow your mom has one, your neighbor has one, your landlord just installed onBut Jamie’s the ultimate comeback story. And tonight he’s going to unlock all his secrets for yaHe’s the Duke of Ding Dongs, the Baron of BuzzersThe Patron Saint of Porch SecurityThe guest for tonight’s Live Show is the coolest entrepreneur in LA: Jamie Simonoff, founder of RingAnd today’s interview w/ Jamie is the best one yet (and yes, we’re filming this)NEWSLETTER:https://tboypod.com/newsletter OUR 2ND SHOW:Want more business storytelling from us? Check our weekly deepdive show, The Best Idea Yet: The untold origin story of the products you're obsessed with. Listen for free to The Best Idea Yet: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/NEW LISTENERSFill out our 2 minute survey: https://qualtricsxm88y5r986q.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dp1FDYiJgt6lHy6GET ON THE POD: Submit a shoutout or fact: https://tboypod.com/shoutouts SOCIALS:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tboypod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tboypodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tboypod Linkedin (Nick): https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-martell/Linkedin (Jack): https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-crivici-kramer/Anything else: https://tboypod.com/ About Us: The daily pop-biz news show making today’s top stories your business. Formerly known as Robinhood Snacks, The Best One Yet is hosted by Jack Crivici-Kramer & Nick Martell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.