Shawn Frayne, Co-founder & CEO of Looking Glass Factory
Episode 902 of This Week In Startups | Subscribe
On the latest episode of This Week in Startups, Shawn Frayne, Co-founder & CEO of Looking Glass Factory, demos his 3D holographic display that creates shared experiences & unlimited potential for human-tech direct interaction. It’s an amazing discussion on science fiction turning into fact, and the future of holograms, VR, AR & AI. Finally, Jason plays “Guess the Fake Startup!” — which chat product is too outrageous to exist?
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Show Notes:
0:55 — Jason introduces Shawn Frayne and the two talk about Looking Glass Factory, what it is and who it’s for.
4:35 — Shawn talks about the inspiration for the Looking Glass, how it works, the projection potential, and Jason and Shawn demo the Looking Glass.
11:36 — Jason thanks sponsor Segment. Visit segment.com/ftfy to subscribe and listen to their new podcast FTFY (Fixed That For You)!
13:11 — Consumer reaction to the product, what the product would look like if it were 10x, GPU size, and physical limitations to the product.
22:21 — Jason thanks sponsor Mixmax. Go to get.mixmax.com/twist to receive $100 in credits.
24:29 — Thoughts on Magic Leap, Holodeck as a reality with future tech, and reasons for the lack of popularity of VR headsets.
36:19 — Jason thanks sponsor Smile Direct Club. Visit smiledirectclub.com/podcast and enter promo code “startup” at checkout to get $150 off invisible aligners.
38:00 — Shawn shares how he pitched to Brad Feld and got him to invest in Looking Glass Factory. The two talk about why the movie ‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ makes more sense now than it did before, and bringing Siri and Alexa to life.
48:59 — Ideas about how far AR and AI technology can go.
57:20 — “Guess the Fake Startup” with Austin Smith (President of Inside.com) and Samantha August (President of LAUNCH): GetReadyTogether, FocusMate, and DieWithMe.
