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Strava Founder: How I Motivated 100 Million People To Stay Active: Michael Horvath | E148

Strava Founder: How I Motivated 100 Million People To Stay Active: Michael Horvath | E148

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Strava

Strava

“the idea behind Strava was a 20th century idea. We had that idea coming out of the boathouse when we graduated from college.”— Michael Horvath

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Garmin 305 cycle computer

Garmin

“You used a third-party GPS device. An example of one was a Garmin uh 305 cycle computer. It was largely cycling only to start with.”— Michael Horvath
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RunKeeper

RunKeeper

“Companies like RunKeeper. They were one of the first 100 apps in the App Store. Imagine that.”— Michael Horvath
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MapMyFitness

MapMyFitness

“MapMyFitness was acquired by Under Armour. Runtastic was acquired by Adidas.”— Michael Horvath
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Runtastic

Runtastic

“MapMyFitness was acquired by Under Armour. Runtastic was acquired by Adidas.”— Michael Horvath
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Peloton

Peloton

“You know when I'm on my Peloton or when I'm on Strava you get little something.”— Steven Bartlett
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Apple Watch

Apple

“my Rolex was exchanged for my Apple Watch. And there's something quite symbolic in that. It went from being about signaling status to others to caring about my health.”— Steven Bartlett
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Rolex

Rolex

“I had a Rolex at the time. I don't have one anymore. But my Rolex was exchanged for my Apple Watch.”— Steven Bartlett