Lucyd CEO Harrison Gross shares his perspective on the future of smart glasses in Entrepreneur.com. If you’re following the evolution of smart eyewear, it’s a thoughtful read.
The article is not a product pitch. It's the story of how Lucyd became the most wearable smart glasses brand on the market by doing something most tech companies won't: saying no.
The Pivot that Changed Everything
Early on, Lucyd spent two years building toward AR features. Augmented reality was the buzzword every wearable tech brand was supposed to be chasing. So the team chased it. During that time, they realized that the AR features added friction and blurred the product's purpose. This made the glasses harder to trust. Lucyd put AR on ice to relieve compromise and refocused on what matters: audio, optics, and hands-free access to AI.
That decision is what produced the ChatGPT smart glasses customers actually wear every day, from Lucyd Lyte to Lucyd Armor, all prescription-ready and built to fit real life.
We Build for Use, Not Applause
Harrison's question from the article is the standard every product team should hold itself to: "Are we building for applause, or are we building for use?"
In the AI smart glasses market, that gap is enormous. Lucyd chose use. That clarity drove the company from an oversubscribed crowdfund to a Nasdaq listing in two years, and it's why Lucyd's wearable AI glasses continue to earn loyalty in a category full of hype.
Read the full Entrepreneur piece: The Faster You Build, The Faster Users Leave
Ready to try hands-free AI for yourself? Shop Lucyd smart glasses.
Why Lucyd Smart Glasses Are Built for Use, Not Hype
Lucyd CEO Harrison Gross shares his perspective on the future of smart glasses in Entrepreneur.com. If you’re following the evolution of smart eyewear, it’s a thoughtful read.
The article is not a product pitch. It's the story of how Lucyd became the most wearable smart glasses brand on the market by doing something most tech companies won't: saying no.
The Pivot that Changed Everything
Early on, Lucyd spent two years building toward AR features. Augmented reality was the buzzword every wearable tech brand was supposed to be chasing. So the team chased it. During that time, they realized that the AR features added friction and blurred the product's purpose. This made the glasses harder to trust. Lucyd put AR on ice to relieve compromise and refocused on what matters: audio, optics, and hands-free access to AI.
That decision is what produced the ChatGPT smart glasses customers actually wear every day, from Lucyd Lyte to Lucyd Armor, all prescription-ready and built to fit real life.
We Build for Use, Not Applause
Harrison's question from the article is the standard every product team should hold itself to: "Are we building for applause, or are we building for use?"
In the AI smart glasses market, that gap is enormous. Lucyd chose use. That clarity drove the company from an oversubscribed crowdfund to a Nasdaq listing in two years, and it's why Lucyd's wearable AI glasses continue to earn loyalty in a category full of hype.
Read the full Entrepreneur piece: The Faster You Build, The Faster Users Leave
Ready to try hands-free AI for yourself? Shop Lucyd smart glasses.