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The Playbook With David Meltzer

Will Ahmed: Founder and CEO of WHOOP | #ThePlaybook 326

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Will Ahmed, Founder and CEO of WHOOP, shares his insights on: [1:03] - How he was able to find his own path and create his “dream job” in sports technology [2:17] - Why the mission of unlocking human performance is at the core of everything that WHOOP does [7:07] - How the input from WHOOP gives users a better understanding of the strain and recovery that their body experiences [14:29] - The most common question he gets about having professional athletes as investors and why his answer is unexpected Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

On this episode of the Playbook, I have the extraordinary entrepreneur Will Ahmed, the CEO of Whoop.

0:05.3

And we're going to Whoop it up here on the Playbook and learn about how counterintuitive strategies can

0:10.8

perform in the long run. And of performance why whoop has this vertical

0:16.8

approach to health performance and wealth. Join me for all of and more on The Playbook.

0:24.4

This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook, where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,

0:30.7

and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional

0:34.3

playbook to success and what made them champions on the field and in the board room.

0:39.7

I'm your host David Melzer.

0:42.0

This is Dave Melcher with entrepreneurs the Playbook and I have the CEO of Whoop, that's right,

0:47.0

Willemad, he is an ultra entrepreneur.

0:50.0

He has built this company to an unbelievable evaluation

0:53.2

with the biggest names in sports,

0:55.5

great pro athletes, some of our heroes.

0:57.8

Welcome to the playbook, Will.

0:59.7

Dave, thanks for having me.

1:01.3

You know, one of the biggest questions of entrepreneurs is how do I get a job in sports?

1:06.2

But most of them want what I call one of the 32 jobs. They want to work for a team, a league,

1:12.3

an organization, and they want to, and they don't know it, they want to be stuck in a cycle of competitive business that doesn't pay very much because everybody wants those jobs.

1:23.8

You and I have figured out how to have a career in sports

1:27.8

surround ourselves with the greatest celebrities,

1:29.6

athletes, and entertainers,

1:31.0

but there's one key distinction is not only do we get access to all the great things in sports, but we actually make money.

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