{
  "id": 17179399,
  "title": "Glasses are too expensive, so these M’sians started a biz that sells them for RM49+",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/glasses-are-too-expensive-so-these-msians-started-a-biz-that-sells",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-29T12:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vulcan Post",
    "slug": "vulcan-post",
    "url": "https://vulcanpost.com/914181/100glasses-affordable-online-optical-shop-malaysia-founder-interview/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Malaysian couple, Jordan Kee and Mike, had a unique story behind starting an affordable eyewear company called 100glasses. The inspiration for the business came from a meditation retreat they attended together, where they were forced to remain silent for nine days, abstaining from phones, books, and talking. During this time, Jordan, who had prior experience working at three startups, including an international crypto firm, and Mike, the director of three physical optical stores in Johor Bahru, came up with the idea for 100glasses. Inspired by the US-based online shop Zenni Optical, the founders aimed to provide affordable eyewear to the B40 and M40 market. 100glasses offers four price points: Rahmah at RM49, Everyday at RM99, Premium at RM149, and Signature at RM199. The brand's popularity is partly due to their AR try-on feature, which allows customers to shop for glasses at home or in a panic situation like the speaker did.",
  "summary": "A couple months ago, I made the mistake of scratching my eyeball, which meant I couldn’t wear my contact lenses while it healed. This would’ve been fine, if I had not also accidentally broken my only pair of glasses from a treadmill incident (yes, it was very embarrassing). So as is expected of someone with […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}