In this episode of Block Coffee Chat with Web3 Founders, Brian is joined by Ahmed Omar, CEO and co-founder of Odiggo to discuss his journey from fighting professionally to building a YC-backed startup, the smart glasses market, mixed martial arts, and more:

(00:00) Episode Intro

(01:55) Guest Intro | Omar's journey from Fighting in MMA to Building in Tech

(09:41) MMA talk: was Omar more of a striker or grappler? | Favorite MMA fighter?

(10:58) The journey of building Odiggo | Omar's co-founder | Why did they pivot?

(19:31) What problems are you trying to solve? | Human-computer interaction

(27:18) What functions do/will Odiggo's smart glasses have? | Smart glasses market landscape

(37:27) Initial user feedback for the first prototype | Glasses design

(42:39) Wen product launch?

(43:26) New year's resolutions?

(46:13) Any smart glasses uses cases in metaverse or web3?

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Music Credit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWUZMbKfpjM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g145tPHDJjc