42. Rishi Mandal | Future (1-on-1 remote personal training)
Description
Rishi Mandal is the Co-Founder & CEO of Future.
Rishi is a second-time founder, having previously launched Sosh, a recommendation engine that curated the must-do activities in a given city. Sosh was beloved by millions as a concierge on the cutting edge of culture and sold to Postmates in 2015.
Future is revolutionizing fitness by enabling remote 1-on-1 personal training. New members are carefully matched with a world-class trainer who creates personalized workouts each week. While trainers aren't physically with users in person, Future’s app enables continuous dialogue through text and voice notes pre-recorded in workouts. Future’s retention and Net Promoter Scores are off the charts, signaling low churn and high customer loyalty.
Future raised a $24M Series B in October 2020 led by Trustbridge Partners.
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EPISODE TOPICS
- Sections
- Topics
- (2:40 ) Rishi’s background
- (4:34 ) The power of working with the smartest people you can find
- (6:22 ) Knowing when you’re ready to start a venture
- (8:42 ) Analyzing the opportunity for Sosh, the recommendation engine for culture
- (15:14 ) Entrepreneur in Residence at Khosla Ventures
- (18:04 ) Why was Future compelling enough to chase it?
- (27:53 ) Why start with fitness?
- (31:42 ) Why is Future more effective than other fitness solutions?
- (39:20 ) Biggest bets that haven’t panned out?
- (47:17 ) Rishi’s Startup Manifesto
- (55:04 ) Words of advice to 18 year old
- (1:00:41 ) The Brainstorm – Cameo for business, future of retail, expert vision/AR in sports broadcasting
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