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Vizio: William Wang

How I Built This · 14 Apr 2025 · 57m

What this episode covers

William Wang, founder of Vizio, recounts his journey from building Mag Innovision to surviving a catastrophic plane crash and launching Vizio. He explains how he disrupted the TV market by cutting out middlemen and partnering with Costco to sell flat-screen TVs at low prices. Wang details Vizio's evolution into a smart TV platform with recurring revenue from ads and its eventual acquisition by Walmart for $2.3 billion.

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founders before launch, companies scaling up and large enterprises

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Vizio, Mag Innovision, Gateway, Costco, Walmart, Tatong, IBM, Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Hulu, YouTube, Netflix, Yahoo, Singapore Airlines
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Boeing 747

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