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Today on the program, we are going full science fiction with a company that is at the forefront of the VR revolution, Leap Motion. They are making great progress in this space, recently raising $50m from investors like Bill Warner, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz. Join us as CEO and co-founder, Michael Buckwald, talks about his mission to remove the barriers between people and technology, his 10-year journey of funding before product-market fit, Leap Motion’s 3D motion-control technology, AR/VR predictions, and more.
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Timestamps:
00:56: Jason introduces Leap Motion CEO and co-founder, Michael Buckwald
01:53: To approach VR correctly, you have to be able to track the ways that we use our hands in the real world
02:30: Leap Motion’s mission is to remove the barriers between people and technology by focusing on the use of fingers and hands
06:34: Michael explains why this technology hasn’t come to the television space
08:20: The fundamental premise of VR which hasn’t been met yet is you should feel like you are magically transported to another world
10:28: Unpredictable nature of movement
16:38: Leap Motion demo
22:20: The idea is to create a sense of connection to technology that feels magical
34:20: Leap Motion prioritizes which problems to solve based on how important the action is for the user
38:24: AR glasses or VR headsets?
44:51: Main question for VR: Can you make someone feel like they are present, whether you are on the moon, in the body of a patient, or in a game
46:25: AR/VR predictions
56:34: How does a founder sell a 10-year journey before product-market fit
01:01:22: Apple’s AR kit
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