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Will Ahmed

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
633 total appearances

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Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

So we're going to be leaning in on research and development.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

We've announced that we're hiring 600 roles this year, really across every single function.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

So we're actually growing our headcount 80%, which seems to be a counter-narrative move right now.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And then we're also growing internationally.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

So we've brought in some really great strategic investors from around the world, sovereign wealth funds like QIA and 2.0 and Mubadala and others.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And we're gonna be investing heavily in growth around the world.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

Well, I think ultimately Whoop will either make you healthier or it will save your life.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And those are really the two areas of development for Whoop.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And as we think about coaching and alerting, those are the two areas that we're investing in.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And so we do believe that AI sitting on top of all of this data is going to be able to deliver value in those categories.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

I think it's inevitable that a huge percentage of humanity will be continuously wearing a health monitor.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And it's going to make you healthier or it's going to save your life one day.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

Well, we still see it on the horizon of 18 to 24 months.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

You know, fortunately, we're operating cash flow positive.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

We've just added $575 million to our balance sheet.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

So we've got a very strong balance sheet.

Bloomberg Talks
Whoop CEO Will Ahmed Talks Funding, Potential IPO

And it allows us to be, I think, really thoughtful and control our destiny en route to IPO.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

Wow, CrossFit. Well, CrossFit is, first of all, a great grassroots movement in the sense that it literally began as an email list. And it's amazing to think how far they were able to go with that. And then you've got the Greg Glassman racism stuff and like the craziness during Black Lives Matter. And then you've got this whole new leadership team that comes in.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

Wow, CrossFit. Well, CrossFit is, first of all, a great grassroots movement in the sense that it literally began as an email list. And it's amazing to think how far they were able to go with that. And then you've got the Greg Glassman racism stuff and like the craziness during Black Lives Matter. And then you've got this whole new leadership team that comes in.

Modern Wisdom
#943 - Will Ahmed - The Downfall Of CrossFit & The Future Of Fitness

Wow, CrossFit. Well, CrossFit is, first of all, a great grassroots movement in the sense that it literally began as an email list. And it's amazing to think how far they were able to go with that. And then you've got the Greg Glassman racism stuff and like the craziness during Black Lives Matter. And then you've got this whole new leadership team that comes in.