Hosain Rahman

When Elvis Costello released his first album in 1977, site everybody declared him an overnight success. But with fresh memories of the long preparation that went into building that success, medical Costello offered a correction: he was “an overnight success, after seven years.” The exact same thing can be said about Hosain Rahman’s company, Jawbone. Founded in 1999, the company became a sensation with the release of its first Bluetooth headset in late 2006. It was a seven-year overnight success.

Hosain has never forgotten the long run-up to the Jawbone’s success, and he doesn’t expect his future achievements to be any easier. He knows that categorydefining products like his take a long time to build, and, he remains as committed to the process as he is to the product.