PopSockets
Lon McGowan is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with extensive experience in the technology and accessory sectors. As the founder of Canard Ventures, McGowan facilitates creative ventures and investments, while also founding Süti, which specializes in innovative phone backs and accessories for iPhone enthusiasts. Since December 2001, McGowan has served as founder and executive chairman of iClick, the largest supplier of mobile tech accessories to the co-branded promotional product industry in the United States. Additional investments include roles at PopSockets and Options AI, alongside founding Alpine Modern and serving as a seed investor in several companies such as ChargeEuropa, Origin, Stolp, and bullbird travel equipment. McGowan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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PopSockets
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In 2010, our founder was looking for a way to stop his earbud cord from getting tangled, and he achieved this by gluing two buttons to the back of his phone and wrapping the earbud cord around the buttons. As ugly as the buttons were, they worked. In the course of improving on the idea, he developed about 60 different prototypes, making the buttons expand and collapse via an accordion mechanism, so that they could function as both a stand and a grip.