Bio
Khalil is the Founder and CEO of Hykso, who does wrist sensors for Boxing and MMA. Founded in 2013, Hykso was part of Y Combinator as part of their Winter 2016 batch, and was listed as one of the four Wearables to Watch in 2016 by ISPO. It has received a very positive review from Forbes and appeared on Fox News, Boston Globe, Venture Beat, among others. Khalil is a Founder Institute graduate and has a Master In Applied Sciences from the University of Toronto. He is originally from Quebec City, Canada, but lived in Toronto and Montreal before moving to Silicon Valley at the beginning of the year. Khalil is also a boxer and a DJ.
Sessions
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Hykso's Thesis for Sports Wearables: You Have to Start with the Pros.10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Jun 1As we studied extensively successful wearable startups, we saw a trend, and this trend is the same one that brought up companies like Under Armour, Nike, Speedo and more. But this trend is now harder than ever to maintain because investors don't believe in fast transitions from pros to mass market. We proved them wrong as 35% of our current sales are now coming from fitness boxers and weekend warriors. I'll explain why.