534 Quaid Walker: Co-Founder & CEO of Bezel

Motivation

Quaid Walker, Co-Founder and CEO of Bezel, shares his journey from working at Google to creating a marketplace for luxury watches. His passion for craftsmanship and mechanical objects, combined with a challenging experience buying a watch, inspired him to start Bezel. He explains how the secondary watch market lacked a trusted, authentication-forward experience, which motivated him to build a platform empathizing with first-time buyers and seasoned collectors alike 1.

I was politely kind of like ushered out of the door and thrown into the secondary watch market.

--- Quaid Walker

Quaid's vision for Bezel is to provide a seamless and secure buying experience, akin to platforms in other industries like sneakers and streetwear 2.

   

Co-Founders

Building Bezel involved a dynamic partnership between Quaid and his co-founders, Chase Payon and Daryl Johnson. Quaid highlights the importance of complementary skill sets, with Chase bringing financial expertise and Daryl contributing technical skills from their time at Google 3. This collaboration was crucial in navigating the complexities of the luxury watch market and creating a successful startup.

It's like the team that you build is in many ways more critical than the problem you're trying to solve.

--- Quaid Walker

Quaid reflects on the pivotal moment when they decided to leave their stable jobs and fully commit to Bezel, emphasizing the importance of thorough market research and strategic planning before making the leap 4.