Eric Janszen, Co-Founder & CEO of VirZOOM - Virtual Sport

A miserable New England day had avid cyclist Eric Janszen dreaming of better indoor riding. Together with co-founder Eric Malafeew, he launched VirZOOM which now has 40,000 users on its virtual reality platform with great engagement. Fascinating conversation about virtual games becoming sport.

Highlights:

• ·      VirZOOM Gets Grant from Major VR Player for a Joint Development Project
• ·      Sal Daher Introduces Eric Janszen, Co-Founder of VirZOOM
• ·      Ongoing Crowdfunding Raise on StartEngine
• ·      VirZOOM Meets the Challenge of Helping People Enjoy Exercise
• ·      Technical Co-Founder Eric Malafeew Worked on Big Hits at Harmonix Music
• ·      VirZOOM Tech Lets Users to Do Cool Things Without Getting Motion Sickness
• ·      Broke Out of the Limitations Imposed by Being a Bike-Based Platform
• ·      “It sounds like you could actually play Quidditch on this.”
• ·      How the Pivot Came About
• ·      “Where we're heading is 100% without a bike.”
• ·      Making It a Sport Rather than a Game Has Huge Economic Consequences
• ·      Sal Speculates on the Possibility of VR Sport Slowing Cognitive Decline
• ·      “What gets us up in the morning is all of the reviews that we get from our customers...”
• ·      Average VirZOOM Customer Exceeds CDC Recommended Weekly Exercise
• ·      The Cost of Getting on VirZOOM Is Modest: $300 for the Quest Headset & $12 per Month