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    Bruce Smith (Hydrow) - Why He Believes Rowers Could Overtake Bikes, The State of Connected Fitness, and How Kevin Hart Became Their Creative Director

    Bruce Smith (Hydrow) - Why He Believes Rowers Could Overtake Bikes, The State of Connected Fitness, and How Kevin Hart Became Their Creative Director

    FromThe Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands

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    Bruce Smith (Hydrow) - Why He Believes Rowers Could Overtake Bikes, The State of Connected Fitness, and How Kevin Hart Became Their Creative Director

    FromThe Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands

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    Length:
    58 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 11, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Our guest today is Bruce Smith, CEO and Founder of Hydrow. Hydrow is a connected home rowing machine that offers live and pre-recorded fitness content on demand, where the instructors are outside rowing on the water.We discuss:The origin story of founding a rowing-connected fitness companyPrototyping & finding the right manufacturerWhy it was important to have the instructors on the water rowingThe ratio between treadmills, bikes and rowers at gymsHow he met Kevin Hart & became Creative DirectorThe current headwinds in connected fitness & much more****Sponsor****This issue is brought to you by Vauban from Carta. Vauban from Carta is the easiest way to launch & run your venture investing. They offer SPVs, and fund vehicles for GPs at all stages of the journey - from your first syndicate to operating a multi-million dollar venture fund. Their end-to-end platform automates your back-office and manual workflows so you can focus on what matters: finding the next unicorn & building investor relationships.Click Here to Get Started
    Released:
    Apr 11, 2023
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    The Consumer VC takes a look into early-stage consumer investing and venture capital. If you are interested in learning about consumer trends, have a b2c business and interested in learning about the fundraising process at the early stage, you have come to the right place.Mike interviews some of the top venture capitalists in the world that focus on B2C and consumer type companies or have a deep track record investing in these categories such as marketplaces, SaaS, social, CPG and non-tech subscription.Mike also interviews founders that are building some of the most disruptive consumer facing companies in the world. The conversation usually includes the insight the founder discovered, fundraising strategy, and the pitch.This podcast also includes bonus episodes. Each bonus episode dives into a particular subject that might not have to due with the fundraise or venture capital, but still would be helpful to founders. For example, a bonus episode on brand strategy or how to construct a board of directors. All bonus episodes will be clearly labeled.For all episodes, please visit www.theconsumervc.com. For updates, you can follow @mikegelb on Twitter.