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Founded & GroundedBrilliant Labs: How AI glasses are shaping the futureWhat do Stephen Hawking, AR glasses, and open-source design have in common?Join us as we chat with Bobak Tavangar, co-founder of Brilliant Labs, about his remarkable journey and insights into innovation.From leadership lessons to fundraising advice, this episode is packed with valuable gems for entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts.Bobak discusses his career, including a memorable encounter with Stephen Hawking and the role of open-source design in innovation. He explores the challenges of AR adoption, company culture, and hardware startups, offering leadership lessons on humility and communication. Hear Bobak's advice on fundraising...2025-02-101h 43
Meraki Mind with Nolan MakatcheReimagining AR Glasses: CEO Bobak Tavangar on the Journey of Brilliant Labs and Open InnovationIn this episode, I talk with Bobak Tavangar, CEO of Brilliant Labs. We dive into the world of augmented reality (AR) glasses and the open innovation that is shaping the future of wearable tech. From the early days of Brilliant Labs to the breakthrough designs that are making AR more accessible, Bobak shares insights on the challenges and triumphs of building an innovative company at the forefront of AR. We explore the impact of open-source communities, the role of neurotechnology in AR interaction, and the exciting future of immersive experiences.
Tune in to discover...2024-10-1525 min
Your AI RoadmapSmart Glasses, AI, and AR: Inside Brilliant Labs with Bobak TavangarBobak Tavangar, CEO of Brilliant Labs, shares his journey of building a company at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR). Brilliant Labs develops AI agents and smart glasses that merge AR and AI into a lightweight, user-friendly device. Bobak discusses challenges and surprises along the way, reflecting on the importance of data, ethical considerations, and the value of AI that understands individuals deeply. He emphasizes the need for a strong user experience (UX) and the existential purpose of the device, and shares metrics they’ve achieved in sales and community engagement on Discord. Bobak al...2024-07-2354 min
XR AI SpotlightFrame: The Open Source AR glasses powered by AIBobak Tavangar is the Co-founder of Brilliant Labs, A Singapore-based startup that launched to market Frame: lightweight AR glasses powered by AI. In a space of AI-enabled wearables that is getting ever more crowded, there is one thing that sets Frame apart: it is completely Open source.
By listening to this episode you will learn:
What is Frame, Noah and what are some of the interesting applications the developer community is building on top of this open hardware and software platform
What is the current status of the wearable AI tech and what...2024-07-1751 min
How AI HappensBrilliant Labs CEO Bobak TavangarBobak further opines on the pros and cons of Perplexity and GPT 4.0, why the technology uses both models, the differences, and the pros and cons. Finally, our guest tells us why Brilliant Labs is open-source and reminds us why public participation is so important. Key Points From This Episode:Introducing Bobak Tavangar to today’s episode of How AI Happens. Bobak tells us about his background and what led him to start his company, Brilliant Labs. Our guest shares his interesting Lord of the Rings analogy and how it relates to his business. How wearable technology is cre...2024-06-1432 min
AllThingsXR.comBobak Tavangar, CEO of Brilliant Labs – AI, AR and WearablesBobak Tavangar is a co-founder and CEO at Brilliant Labs where he works alongside a small but mighty team of hackers, engineers, and designers who are building an open-source platform for embodied AI. A graduate of Cambridge University, Bobak is a life-long technologist having founded several companies in computer vision and graph search before joining Apple as a program lead.
Links to Bobak and Brilliant Labs:
https://brilliant.xyz
https://twitter.com/btavangar
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ConTejas CodeBobak Tavangar, CEO Brilliant Labs: How to build open-source AI-enabled smart glasses with ARLinks- CodeCrafters (sponsor): https://tej.as/codecrafters- Frame: https://brilliant.xyz/products/frame- Bobak on X: https://x.com/btavangarSummaryIn this episode, Bobak Tavangar, founder of Brilliant Labs, discusses the creation of the AR device Frame and the open-source assistant Noah. He shares his journey from working at Microsoft and Apple to founding his own AR company, emphasizing innovation, simplicity, and user transformation in AR. He highlights the limitations of relying on large companies and big budgets, and the unique focus...2024-05-201h 38
The ChatGPT ReportFrame AI Glasses - Interview W/ Founder Bobak TavangarTo Preorder your Frame - https://brilliant.xyz/products/frame
Join us on The ChatGPT Report as host Ryan Collier chats with Bobak Tavangar, the visionary CEO of Brilliant Labs. In this episode, we dive into the world of Brilliant Labs Frame, the open-source AI glasses reshaping our interaction with digital spaces. Bobak shares the journey from concept to creation, the challenges faced, and the unique position of these AR glasses among giants like Apple and Meta. Discover the innovations driving wearable tech forward and learn where to follow Bobak and Brilliant Labs for the next digital...2024-02-1922 min
Entrepreneurship with Peter Christo#017 Bobak Tavangar – Augmented Reality, A Monocle with AI & the spirit of Entrepreneurship.In this episode I talk with Bobak Tavangar is the co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Labs. This company is innovating in the augmented reality (AR) field by developing an open-source AR glasses hardware platform.The company has attracted significant investment, including from prominent figures such as Adam Cheyer (co-founder of Siri) and Brendan Iribe (co-founder of Oculus VR). Bobak’s approach to AR is unique in its focus on integrating advanced vision capabilities into glasses, offering a distinct alternative to the more conventional AR devices in the market.Before founding Brilliant Labs, Bobak ventured into AR with two startups fo...2024-02-0259 minEntrepreneurship.AU with Christo#017 Bobak Tavangar – Augmented Reality, A Monocle with AI & the spirit of Entrepreneurship.In this episode I talk with Bobak Tavangar is the co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Labs. This company is innovating in the augmented reality (AR) field by developing an open-source AR glasses hardware platform.The company has attracted significant investment, including from prominent figures such as Adam Cheyer (co-founder of Siri) and Brendan Iribe (co-founder of Oculus VR). Bobak's approach to AR is unique in its focus on integrating advanced vision capabilities into glasses, offering a distinct alternative to the more conventional AR devices in the market.Before founding Brilliant Labs, Bobak ventured into AR with two startups focused on...2024-02-0259 min
The How-to EntrepreneurAFFORDABLE OPEN SOURCE AR HARDWARE MEETS MULTIMODAL AI w/ BOBAK TAVANGAR, BRILLIANT LABS FOUNDERWelcome to this podcast episode where we delve into the fascinating journey of Bobak Tavangar, the co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Labs. This innovative company is making waves by developing an open-source AR glasses hardware platform, seamlessly integrated with cutting-edge generative AI models. The result? A groundbreaking approach to enhancing your interaction with the real world. Bobak's academic journey is nothing short of impressive, spanning institutions such as George Washington and Georgetown universities, culminating in the successful completion of a graduate degree at the esteemed Cambridge University. These experiences undoubtedly contribute to the depth and breadth of...2024-01-0438 min
Super Entrepreneurs PodcastExploring AI and AR Wearable Tech: Redefining Guidance & Creativity with Bobak TavangarDive into the future with an industry innovator as we explore the exciting intersection of AI, AR, and wearable tech. Uncover the transformative possibilities and visionary insights in this insightful conversation on the next wave of technological evolution with Bobak Tavangar, CEO and founder of Brilliant Labs. Chapter Stamps: [00:00:00] Bobak Tavangar envisions technology empowering deeper understanding and empathy through AR. [00:01:11] Shahid Durrani explores the groundbreaking open-source approach of Bobak's AR glasses. [00:02:30] Discussing the flexibility for users to customize and innovate with Monocle's design. [00:06:39] Bobak emphasizes AI...2023-12-2724 min
AR Show with Jason McDowallBobak Tavangar (Brilliant Labs) on the Power of Combining Open Source AR Hardware and Multimodal AIBobak Tavangar is the co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Labs, a company creating an open-source AR glasses hardware platform and pairing that with powerful generative AI models to help you engage with the real world.Bobak studied at George Washington and Georgetown universities before completing a graduate degree at Cambridge University.Bobak is a serial entrepreneur with a core theme running through his entrepreneurial experiences: how to create better ways for people to find and utilize information based on the context of where they are and what’s around them.Bobak also worked fo...2023-12-051h 05
CallumConnects PodcastBobak Tavangar - My biggest hurdle as a leader.Bobak is the Founder and CEO of Brilliant Labs - an open source AR company bringing generative AI to the human eye. Website: https://brilliant.xyz/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/vDS9X7gdwg LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/brilliantlabsltd Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@brilliantlabsAR Twitter: https://twitter.com/brilliantlabsar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brilliantlabsar CallumConnects Micro-Podcast is your daily dose of wholesome leadership inspiration. Hear from many different leaders in just 5 minutes what hurdles they have faced, how they overcame them, and what their key...2023-10-1803 min
Ready For Launch: How To Build A Startup037 - Launching a pocket-sized AR device for the imaginative hacker, with Bobak Tavangar, CEO at Brilliant Labs.Welcome to another episode of Ready For Launch. I’m your host Ian Black. Every episode, I talk to founders of early-stage companies about how they launched their business into the world.
This week I’m talking with Bobak Tavangar CEO at Brilliant Labs.
Among many things, we discuss:
What is a hackable AR device?
The disappointment of current AR devices
The power of open source as a business model
How Bobak gave up a career at Apple to build this business
Mistakes made trying to hire quickly
Validating their first product with customers
How...2023-03-011h 21