<p>In today’s Coredump Session, François and Chris from <strong>Memfault</strong> sit down with <strong>Charles Taylor</strong>, co-founder of <strong>Ozlo Sleep</strong>, to explore the journey from Bose’s original Sleepbuds to the rebirth of a product designed to help people truly rest. The conversation traces how Ozlo revived this beloved idea, balancing power management, all-night comfort, and reliability in one of the most demanding consumer tech categories. Along the way, Charles shares lessons from bringing a hardware product back to life, testing technology people use in their sleep, and building a community that believes better rest starts with better engineering.</p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><ul><li>Charlie&#39;s journey from engineering to entrepreneurship was accidental but rewarding.</li><li>The emotional connection users have with physical products is significant.</li><li>Sleep tech addresses the problem of noise disruption during sleep.</li><li>Kickstarter was used not just for funding but to build a community.</li><li>Firmware updates are crucial for improving user experience and product functionality.</li><li>Designing sleep earbuds involves unique challenges related to comfort and size.</li><li>Battery life and efficiency are critical in hardware development.</li><li>Sensing technology in sleep tech can provide valuable health data.</li><li>Testing and quality assurance are essential in product development.</li><li>Navigating FDA regulations is complex but necessary for medical-related devices.</li></ul><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro and Teasers02:02 Meet Charlie Taylor and the Ozlo Sleep Story06:13 Why Sleepbuds Exist and Why Noise Matters07:07 Rebuilding Bose’s Discontinued Sleepbuds09:15 The Hardest Parts of Hardware: Timelines and Vendors10:39 Kickstarter as Validation and Community Building15:57 Designing for Sleep: Comfort, Power, and Miniaturization23:16 The Ear as the USB to the Body: Sensing and Health Insights26:18 Testing Sleep Tech in the Real World33:34 Firmware as the Real Product and Ozlo’s Update Strategy45:38 Moving Toward Medical: FDA and Software Therapies55:17 Customer Feedback at Scale and Prioritizing What Matters</p><p><a href="https://interrupt-slack.herokuapp.com/"><strong>Join the Interrupt Slack</strong></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvlsTvFKxh1u0gTmkZTj-OiWH3pTJdYDn">⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvlsTvFKxh1u0gTmkZTj-OiWH3pTJdYDn">⁠⁠</a><strong>Watch this episode on YouTube [ADD Playlist YT Link </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHZ6lpETQ00&list=PL7UciYApF5hQ_Xas-IXe44WoMR70PpDiE">from here</a><strong>)</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvlsTvFKxh1u0gTmkZTj-OiWH3pTJdYDn">⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Follow Memfault</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/memfault/">⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/memfault.com">⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/memfault">⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠</a></li></ul><p><strong>Other ways to listen:</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/log-out/id1768630796%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coredump-sessions/id1804647817"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-coredump-sessions-271043539/"><strong>iHeartRadio</strong></a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/log-out/id1768630796%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b3c258c5-cd4d-4ac3-92cd-de98c9fb359a/log-out%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠</a><a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a5a780d4-7f14-4ed8-bda6-dd1aa4e98479/coredump-sessions"><strong>Amazon Music</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/coredump-sessions-668730"><strong>GoodPods</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://castbox.fm/vh/6534689"><strong>Castbox</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b3c258c5-cd4d-4ac3-92cd-de98c9fb359a/log-out%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.logoutpod.com/">⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.memfault.com/"><strong>Visit our website</strong></a></p>