In 2013, at the age of 28, Noah Kraft set out to revolutionize a market that has been relatively stagnant for some time. His vision for accomplishing this was the Here One, which are wireless smart earbuds that block out unwanted sounds and can respond to voice commands. The Here One has been described as “the first in-ear computer,” and has won several awards, including Time Magazine’s “Best Inventions of 2015.” Despite the amazing product Doppler Labs had to offer, in November of 2017 they announced that they would be winding down operations for the company. The reason for this was one that has faced many individuals, not just entrepreneurs – lack of funding. Sadly, without investors, they couldn’t raise the funds necessary to develop their next product on the line, the Here Two. Despite his company not succeeding in the long run, Noah has undoubtedly gained some incredibly useful experience out of this venture, experience that will most likely prove to be very valuable at a later time.
What an amazing idea by Noah Kraft. I wish I would have thought of something like this! He certainly is a brilliant person to come up with this type of creation.
I would love to have earbuds like that. I feel like it would make it so I would not have to turn up the volume so loud to hear the music and risk damaging my ears. I’m sad their company wasn’t able to gain enough funding.