In 2006, James Park had what he describes as a "lightning bolt" moment when he first used a Nintendo Wii. Fascinated by its motion-tracking controller, James wondered if you could take the technology out of the living room and into the streets. Three years later, he and co-founder Eric Friedman launched the Fitbit Tracker, which allowed users to track their ... Show More
Oct 5
10 Years of How I Built This: A Decade of Innovation, Risk and Reinvention
Stories about starting a business are almost always full of drama. They’re about ambition, loss, triumph, catastrophe, resilience. And they’re also full of life lessons – which is why Guy Raz launched How I Built This 10 years ago: He wanted to host a free master class in entrepr ... Show More
1h 10m
Oct 1
Advice Line with Scott Tannen of Boll & Branch and Jamie Siminoff of Ring (2025)
CEO and co-founder of Boll & Branch, Scott Tannen joins Ring founder Jamie Siminoff and Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage entrepreneurs. Plus, Jamie and Guy talk about how creating repeat customers often comes from creating social good. First, we h ... Show More
46m 9s
Oct 2022
Whoop Founder: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company & BEAT Apple! Will Ahmed
Will Ahmed is the founder of Whoop, the fitness monitoring app worn by LeBron James and Serena Williams, and which goes toe to toe with Apple, Google and Amazon.
Will is the classic example that business and entrepreneurial drive follow on from being obsessed with a problem. Aft ... Show More
1h 43m
<p>Will Ahmed is the founder of WHOOP a recovery-focused fitness tracker. </p>
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<p>In this episode, we explore the balance between ambition and gratitude, how Amazon copied his product, and the impact of personal choice in life and business. </p>
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