Sesame
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Sesame is the flagship smart lock of CANDY HOUSE Inc., founded in June 2014 by Stanford students Jerming Gu (mechanical engineering master candidate from Taiwan), Gary Chang and Sungjune Jang. The world's first instant smart lock, Sesame fits over an existing deadbolt with 3M adhesive tape — no tools, no replacement — and syncs the lock's movement with the phone for exact angle control. Users unlock via the app, a 'knock to unlock' code, or in-pocket Bluetooth; an optional Wi-Fi Access Point enables remote internet unlock and guest access. Launched February 25, 2015 on Kickstarter, it hit its goal in nine hours and raised over $700,000 (with a later $1.4M Indiegogo campaign in 2015). The company is alive and selling new generations, including the Sesame 5 US edition on Amazon.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Founded
Jerming Gu, Gary Chang and Sungjune Jang — Stanford students — found CANDY HOUSE in June 2014 and build the Sesame smart lock prototype.
- Crowdfunding launches
Sesame launches on Kickstarter on February 25, 2015, reaching its funding goal in nine hours and raising over $700,000; a $1.4M Indiegogo campaign follows. A 2019 smart-lock overview notes the company is alive and selling the 2nd generation lock.
- Still shipping
CANDY HOUSE continues to sell Sesame locks — the Sesame 5 US edition is listed on Amazon, nearly a decade after launch.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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