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How I Built Resilience: Live with John Foley

How I Built This · 18 Jul 2020 · 19m

What this episode covers

Peloton founder John Foley explains how the company navigated an unexpected surge in demand for its stationary bikes and treadmills when the pandemic forced fitness studios to close. He details the logistical pivot to threshold home delivery and the rapid setup of ad hoc streaming studios in instructors' homes to maintain live content. Foley also reflects on the early challenges of raising capital for hardware, contrasting the 'grind' of manufacturing with the allure of software startups, and offers advice on entrepreneurship and business school.

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companies scaling up

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Peloton, U.S. Bank, Instagram, Snapchat
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Visa, Tom Cortesi, Georgia Tech

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