The Grit It Takes To Turn Your Idea Into A Billion Dollar Reality With Whoop's Will Ahmed
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2024
- I don’t want to offend the other guests, but Will Ahmed might be the most impressive guest we’ve ever had on this podcast. Aged just 22, whilst still a student at Harvard, he founded Whoop, a wearable health tracker that measures the minutiae of your heart rate data to give you insights on your strain & recovery.
10 years later, the company was valued at $3.6 BILLION, and Whoop is worn by athletes across the world, from LeBron James to Michael Phelps. Will’s story is properly incredible, but what’s even more amazing is his advice on how to find success & sustain it.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Trailer
1:22 Introduction
2:50 Why success & work-life aren't always compatible
5:37: His childhood & background
7:31 Will's childhood dreams
9:00 Where the idea from Whoop came from
13:43 Why you shouldn't play it safe when you're young
19:34 Raising money right at the beginning
21:45:The two types of start-ups
23:17 Building the first prototype
27:04 The problem with medical research & how tech can solve it
28:28 An incredible pregnancy discovery
31:48 Why they targeted professional athletes
34:15 How he got Phelps & LeBron to wear Whoop
36:15 How to hire the right team
39:09 Why founders need to make one way door decisions
44:43 The difference between running a million vs billion dollar company
47:30 His coping mechanism in the early days
50:40 Why Whoop doesn't have a screen
55:22 How he optimises his own recovery
1:00:21 Whoop's female-specific research
1:03:27 His hardest moment
1:08:38 The best advice he's ever been given
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I love how, I never ever watch podcasts, but i have been binge-watching yours for the past week.
This episode with Will might just be the push I needed to hit the subscribe button
So glad to hear! Welcome to the gang
Will's journey with Whoop is a testament to the power of embracing challenges head-on and redefining work-life harmony. His approach of transforming fragility into strength is a valuable blueprint for any entrepreneur looking to make a significant impact. 👏
It was incredibly interesting to listen to this episode!! Will's approach to facing and managing stressful situations head-on, rather than avoiding them, really stood out to me. It’s a refreshing take compared to the common notion that stress is always bad and must be avoided. His insights have given me a lot to think about, and I'm sure they will be valuable to many others as well.
A heartfelt thank you to Grace and her team for this podcast, which grants us the privilege to be a part of these enlightening conversations!
this is the best podcast Will's ever done. provides real insight into stuff entrepreneurs usually gloss over (getting first customers etc)
Amazing pod!
Amazing
He's hot! Ty!❤
these two seem quite compatible, i wonder if they have crushes on each-other
Please tell me this is not just a privileged white man preaching hustle culture for an hour before I spend the time listening to this
Did you even pay attention? He is half egyptian to start.
@@BeajewelleryartistI wrote "before I spend the time listening to this" - no I did not pay attention, that was my entire point. I saw the few snippets at the beginning and wasn't sure if it's the right type of content for me after recently having burnt out. Someone who's story starts at Havard is very privileged. I love grace's podcast, but I'm unsure if this is the episode for me
@@VisualMind you missed your point of privilege white man. That’s what I’m saying. So I think you still not paying attention.
The only way to know is listening, I hope you enjoy it.
@@Beajewelleryartist well he looks white and mentions an Ivy League school in the beginning so I didn't know his heritage. I'll try to listen but I'm being careful with what input I listen to because I recently had a major burnout and I don't want to get into too much of a hustle mindset again
Honestly, I had the same thoughts. I’m tired of seeing privileged white men on podcasts because (most) will never relate. It’s a fair question.
Can I just say, I watch so many female founder podcast and I really enjoy that yours is for everyone. Men and women can listen and be inspired. We need to get @edmylett on the show. That would be epic!!! LOVE ALL YOU PUT YOUR HANDS ON