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Today’s show:
Whoop Founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins Jason to discuss Whoop’s journey (1;50), the driving paradigm behind Whoop’s innovative product designs (31:38), the future of wearable tech (41:26), and more!
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Time stamps:
(00:00) Whoop Founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins Jason
(1:50) The “Quantified Self” movement and features that set Whoop’s product apart
(4:04) How the device interprets health data and obtains consistent results
(7:24) Whoop’s customer base
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(9:59) The decision to pivot to a subscription business model
(14:31) Amazon turning from potential investor to failed copy-cat competitor
(20:09) Incorporating new strategies into the business
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(26:21) Developments since the product’s inception
(31:38) Whoop Body and the driving paradigm behind the product design
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(41:26) What lies ahead and the future of wearable tech
(44:47) The ability to share the recorded health data
(47:20) AI utilizing large health datasets and the Whoop Journal
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