Dec. 9, 2019

77: The Future is What You Build - Colin Billings, CEO - Orro, First employee - Stitcher

77: The Future is What You Build - Colin Billings, CEO - Orro, First employee - Stitcher

Colin Billings, founder and CEO of Orro, the first truly responsive home lighting system that conveniently integrates with all your devices at home. Colin previously worked as VP of Product at Stitcher where he led the team from the founding days to exit when the company was acquired by Deezer, the world’s second-largest subscription music service.

On the podcast, Colin features the need for automated technology, the guidelines on how to be an effective leader and the history of podcasting through a podcast network, "Stitcher."

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Season 5

Colin Billings is a forward-thinking human and change-maker.

He first worked on Stitcher which changed the podcasting world we love today. After selling it he thought about what else he wanted to change and ended up with his home and launched "Orro" by securing investment from Yahoo CEO "Jerry Yang".
"Orro" is a responsive lighting system for home automation. It adapts to your presence and your habits to bring natural lighting and mood-setting without you ever thinking about it.

We discuss a lot of fun stuff on the podcast, some key insights include:

  • How the Orro switch was invented
  • The importance of and need for automated light switches
  • How to explain radical ideas to people and get traction
  • Why people would take the risk to switch from a stable job in a corporation to work for a startup.
  • Raising money in San Francisco
  • What makes a good boss and a great leader?
  • The history of podcasting – Colin’s career with the podcast network called Stitcher.


    • Colin Connect with Colin on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinbilings/) Get your new home lighting sorted (https://getorro.com/) ABOUT THE HOST My name is Sam Harris. I am a British entrepreneur, investor and explorer. From hitchhiking across Kazakstan to programming AI doctors I am always pushing myself in the spirit of curiosity and Growth. My background is in Biology and Psychology with a passion for improving the world and human behaviour. I have built and sold companies from an early age and love coming up with unique ways to make life more enjoyable and meaningful. Sam: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/samjamsnaps/) Quora (https://www.quora.com/profile/Sam-Harris-58) Twitter (https://twitter.com/samharristweets) LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharris48/) Sam's blog - SamWebsterHarris.com (https://samwebsterharris.com/) Support the Show - Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/growthmindset) Subscribe! If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends! Special Guest: Colin Billings.

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