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David Roger, co-founder of Felix Gray
Category: Business
Duration: 01:00:07
Publish Date: 2021-01-05 09:30:00
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About this episode

My guest this week is David Roger, the co-founder and CEO of Felix Gray. Felix Gray is a pioneer in the eyewear industry. They have reinvited computer glasses to be both beautiful and effective. Felix Gray glasses are designed to combat digital eye strain which reduces eye fatigue, headaches, and blurred vision.

If you work on a computer all day, Felix Gray is made for you. They will allow you to work more productively and comfortably on screen. Since their startup in 2016, they have serviced over 200,000 customers with their high-quality lenses embedded with blue light filtering technology.

In this episode, we’re unpacking David Roger’s entrepreneurial journey. We go all the way back to his early years and unpack how Flex Gray eventually came to be. David is an entrepreneur with impressive influences and an incredible startup story. Tune in to hear all about it.

In this episode, you'll hear:

  • David’s dream of having a bigger impact than just being a cog in someone else’s machine.
  • His experiences in pre-law and eventual transition out of that field.
  • His first steps when he decided he wanted to go into business.
  • What he learned walking alongside and working for Tony Shea.
  • Why he chose to solve the blue light problem by starting his own business.
  • His fundraising journey.
  • Growth tactics he has learned and would use today to get his first 100.
  • What scaling looks like to him.
  • What his hiring process looks like and the challenges he’s encountering with that.

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