Episode
WHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
53:32
Published: Thu Jan 26 2023
Description
Episode 411: Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) speak with Will Ahmed (@willahmed), founder and CEO of WHOOP, about building a $3.6 billion company based on a personal health and fitness wearable. ----- Links: * WHOOP * Whisper * deeptomcruise * @lilmiquela * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (00:40) - Will's background (01:54) - How he got Lebron and Michael Phelps as two of his first customers (05:35) - Big company CEO (11:05) - Biggest levers for good health (17:30) - Who are the super freaks? (35:00) - Which startups are going to take off? (48:20) - Shaan's sleep tweet (50:30) - What's the future of the company ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: • #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits • #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future • #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto * #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett • #218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates • Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More • How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More
Chapters
Will Ahmed, the founder of Whoop, talks about how personal relationships and building a brand around performance led to Whoop becoming the wearable of choice for professional athletes.
00:00 - 04:11 (04:11)
Summary
Will Ahmed, the founder of Whoop, talks about how personal relationships and building a brand around performance led to Whoop becoming the wearable of choice for professional athletes.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
The host asks the guest how he manages to stay fit while growing his company, and they discuss how the role and responsibilities of a founder change as the company grows.
04:11 - 10:14 (06:02)
Summary
The host asks the guest how he manages to stay fit while growing his company, and they discuss how the role and responsibilities of a founder change as the company grows.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker discusses the importance of prioritizing sleep for entrepreneurs and shares his own routine of getting at least 3-4 hours of REM and slow wave sleep despite spending 7 hours in bed.
10:14 - 17:24 (07:10)
Summary
The speaker discusses the importance of prioritizing sleep for entrepreneurs and shares his own routine of getting at least 3-4 hours of REM and slow wave sleep despite spending 7 hours in bed.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
Dr. Peter Attia discusses the quality of sleep and how harder sleep drugs like Ambien can shorten sleep latency but not improve quality of sleep.
17:24 - 22:42 (05:18)
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Dr. Peter Attia discusses the quality of sleep and how harder sleep drugs like Ambien can shorten sleep latency but not improve quality of sleep. He also mentions the challenges athletes face in achieving deep slow wave sleep, even with naps.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
Napping can improve performance and make you feel better, according to research.
22:42 - 25:48 (03:05)
Summary
Napping can improve performance and make you feel better, according to research. Those who work later in the day may need to shift their peak performance to perform their best.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
Liquid net worth can serve as a meaningful safety net for entrepreneurs and potentially improve their ability to build their company or startup.
25:48 - 32:43 (06:55)
Summary
Liquid net worth can serve as a meaningful safety net for entrepreneurs and potentially improve their ability to build their company or startup.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
The podcast host and guest discuss potential health and wellness startups with a sub-300 million market cap that have growth potential similar to the company of the guest.
32:43 - 36:48 (04:04)
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The podcast host and guest discuss potential health and wellness startups with a sub-300 million market cap that have growth potential similar to the company of the guest. They also explore possible future developments in wearable technology and medical devices.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
An AI-based prototype for OnlyFans characters could be the ideal person making people attracted to them.
36:48 - 41:13 (04:25)
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An AI-based prototype for OnlyFans characters could be the ideal person making people attracted to them. A male developer has created these AI-only fans and claims that these characters can effectively help improve REM sleep by 5% by just adding a small feature.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
The hosts discuss veganism and how killing and eating animals may eventually become socially unacceptable, while also discussing diet and the importance of liking healthy foods.
41:13 - 45:23 (04:09)
Summary
The hosts discuss veganism and how killing and eating animals may eventually become socially unacceptable, while also discussing diet and the importance of liking healthy foods. They also briefly touch on the dangers of driving.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
The speaker believes that having things to celebrate and building camaraderie with friends is a life worth living.
45:23 - 51:59 (06:36)
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The speaker believes that having things to celebrate and building camaraderie with friends is a life worth living. They also briefly mention a person who is spending millions of dollars to reverse their age through improving their blood and losing weight.
EpisodeWHOOP Founder Will Ahmed: How I Built A $3.6 BILLION Company
PodcastMy First Million
The CEO of a company reflects on the sudden changes in their business model from a one-time fee to a subscription-based system and the financial implications that come with it.
51:59 - 53:59 (02:00)
Summary
The CEO of a company reflects on the sudden changes in their business model from a one-time fee to a subscription-based system and the financial implications that come with it.