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December 8, 2025 It’s the garage invention that forever changed the doorbell. That Ring chime is instantly recognizable today, but more than a decade ago, the idea of a smart doorbell didn’t even exist.

November 26, 2025 Sam Parr and Shaan Puri talk to Ring founder Jamie Siminoff about the wild story of building and selling Ring–plus business ideas he thinks someone should go after.

November 26, 2025 In his new book, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff pulls back the curtain on the chaotic, often absurd reality of building one of the most recognizable consumer tech brands of the last decade. The following excerpt captures the high-stakes, borderline-reckless gamble to secure the name “Ring.com,” a decision that nearly emptied the company’s bank account, tested the patience of his investors, and set the stage for a brand that would soon reshape home security.

November 21, 2025 His wifi-enabled doorbells are in over 10 million homes across America, and his startup was acquired for an estimated $1 billion by Amazon in 2018, but Jamie Siminoff, now vice president of Amazon's home security unit, keeps ringing in new tech.

November 21, 2025 Jamie Siminoff invented the first Wi-Fi video doorbell in his garage back in 2011… went on Shark Tank and got rejected … but that doorbell invention turned into Ring — the home-security giant that Amazon later bought for over a billion dollars! His book Ding Dong: The Untold Story of How Ring Went From Shark Tank Reject to Everyone’s Front Door, from Ring founder and Chief Inventor is available now on Amazon.

November 18, 2025 Before a sold-out crowd in Babson’s Knight Auditorium, College President Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD and Jamie Siminoff ’99, H’21 held a fireside chat, discussing how Siminoff founded and built the home security company Ring.

November 18, 2025 Ring's founder says hard work, resilience, and passion are key to succeeding in the AI era. Jamie Siminoff spoke to Business Insider about the dangers of wealth and embracing "work-life fusion." Siminoff, who pitched Ring on "Shark Tank," then sold it to Amazon, prefers building to investing.

November 17, 2025 The head of smart camera maker Ring on why he returned to Amazon, and what he thinks AI can do for home security.

November 15, 2025 In his appearance on "Rich on Tech," Ring founder Jamie Siminoff discusses his new business memoir, Ding Dong, and his return to the company to spearhead new AI-driven initiatives like community pet rescue features. He also offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs.

November 12, 2025 This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jamie Siminoff, founder and CEO of Ring and a vice president at Amazon.