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Building a community for bikers and runners with Mark Gainey, founder of Strava
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Building a community for bikers and runners with Mark Gainey, founder of Strava

The Consumer VC episode 131 with Mark Gainey, founder of Strava

Hey friends,

Today’s Consumer VC podcast episode is with Mark Gainey, the founder of Strava.

Strava is the #1 app for runners and bikers and is THE destination to record any activity.

In this conversation we talk about -

  • How Mark's passion for sports compelled him to start Strava

  • Why he decided to first focus on bikers

  • How to get specific with your target demographic

  • His approach to building community and scale

  • Some of the differences building a consumer software business vs. enterprise

You can also listen on Apple Podcast Here, Spotify Here, and other distribution channels.

Thank you Mike Ghaffary for the introduction.