Tune in to hear Ed Baker, Chief Product Officer at Whoop, who invented the original form of Tinder on Harvard's campus in 1999 (datesite.com), has started and sold multiple companies, and a former exec at Facebook, Uber. Ed unpacks his journey from Harvard track to Silicon Valley, the power of endurance sports as a former Marathon Olympic Trials competitor, and the secrets behind building viral products (hint - the insight came from physics)!
🧠Key Takeaways:
1. Defining Success: Ed's competitive spirit shines through - it's all about beating your own performance and constantly pushing limits.
2. Time Management: Learn how a structured routine, combined with endurance sports, can supercharge productivity and mental clarity.
3. Virality and the K Factor: What it takes to achieve exponential growth in today's competitive landscape. Spoiler: It’s about more than just going viral.
4. Goal Setting Like a Pro Athlete: Discover the parallels between running and startups, and why setting top-down goals with weekly check-ins is a game changer in both domains.
5. Starting Companies: Identify a pain point you can solve, and just do it.
