"Realizing the app had failed the one job it had to do, he began researching the market. He discovered there was no device that worked with the internet and without it. He would go on to launch Harbor, a dedicated device that combines the security of a closed connection with the flexibility of internet features, so anxious parents can check in from anywhere."
"At his previous company, Mizzen+Main, a performance menswear brand, Lavelle once again solved a problem he felt personally. "I wanted a dress shirt that looked sharp but felt like the athletic gear I lived in, so I just made it for myself first," he says. Initially, buyers at trade shows didn't take him seriously. But a big breakthrough came when he sponsored Tim Ferriss's podcast. The company has since generated hundreds of millions of dollars in sales."
Kevin Lavalle experienced a critical failure when a baby monitor app crashed, leaving his newborn unmonitored and prompting market research. He found no device that functioned both with and without internet, and launched Harbor to combine a closed-connection secure device with optional internet features for remote checking. Lavalle builds companies by solving personal pain points, previously founding Mizzen+Main to make dress shirts that felt like athletic gear. Early skepticism at trade shows gave way to a breakthrough after sponsoring Tim Ferriss's podcast, and the prior company has since generated hundreds of millions in sales.
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