The founder of the $20 camera that’s making a profit

Yun Zhang, Wyze Labs, eCommerce, International Founders, Physical Product

Besides loving entrepreneurship, I also love tech. But when I saw the product created by today’s guest I was skeptical.

Yun Zhang is the co-founder of Wyze Labs which is the creator of the Wyze Cam, wireless smart home camera.

It sells for $20. I couldn’t believe they were able to pull it off. Where’s the profit? I’m going to ask him about that in this interview.

Yun Zhang

Wyze Labs

Yun Zhang is the co-founder of Wyze Labs which is the creator of the Wyze Cam, wireless smart home camera.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy where I interview proven entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses. And beyond loving entrepreneurship and the tech startup world, I just love tech. And so when I see a new gadget or something digital, I can’t help it. I just want to look at it, and sometimes want to buy it.

But when I saw today’s guest product, something called Wyze Cam, sell for 20 bucks, I wanted to . . . I thought, “Twenty bucks? What’s that?” And then I said, “I don’t know. How could they actually make it . . . how could they sell it for 20 bucks, have cloud recording on this camera, have it look good, and still have it be safe?” I have to be honest with you, I didn’t trust them. I didn’t really need a camera. I thought it could be nice to have one in the garage in case someone leaves the garage open. I live in the Mission in San...

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