The albums were released from live concert performances across the United States from the tour following the release of Mayers second album, Heavier Things.The recordings include five albums-worth of material as sold on iTunes.
They took the chance, changed their careers to join this crazy guy Ben to talk about watches all the time, and it really has had legs beyond this little community. As/Is is a live album by John Mayer, released October 19, 2004, available for download from iTunes and also available as a double-CD release. “Now I think they have been validated, too. While he says this has been validating for him in so many ways, he is also quick to give credit to the people, the writers, videographers and others who he says took a chance on him and Hodinkee years ago. Clymer says he hopes this move inspires other large watch sites to do the same, and to find partners and investors to help grow the digital watch world. The deals all closed just last month and it has created a huge stir in the watch world.
It took about a year to figure it all out, and, of course, COVID happened in between and it was dicey for everybody, but we were very lucky and pleased to see that the investors we were talking to continued to have faith in us.” I really wanted a ‘dream team’ of investors who represent the best of all worlds. “In the end we decided to pick a variety of people and companies to come into it. “I thought about what makes us special and put together a deck and started reaching out to investors,” says Clymer.
Mayer, though, has already been involved with Hodinkee in podcasts and more, and while it is rare for Tom Brady to invest on a personal level, he is a watch lover and enthusiast.Īccording to Clymer, he began the work for this Series B funding back in the summer of 2019 after having conversations with one of his earliest investors about how the company could grow. The investments by seven-time Grammy winner John Mayer and six-time Super Bowl Champ Tom Brady are both personal. Currently he is the principal leader at the global investment firm, Future Shape. HodinkeeĪlso joining the Hodinkee board is Tony Fadell, often referred to as the “father of the iPod” and head of Nest Labs that was purchased by Google. Hodinkee also creates print lifestyle publications.