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Will The Rower Surpass The Bike? // Bruce Smith, Founder & CEO of Hydrow
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Will The Rower Surpass The Bike? // Bruce Smith, Founder & CEO of Hydrow

The Consumer VC episode #290 with Bruce Smith, Founder & CEO of Hydrow

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Our guest today is Bruce Smith, CEO and Founder of Hydrow.  Hydrow is a connected home rowing machine that offers live and pre-recorded fitness content on demand, where the instructors are outside rowing on the water. This was a special episode for me. I first tried the Hydrow at a hotel gym when I was in San Diego and I loved the experience. A week later, Hydrow’s team happened to reach out asking if I’d interview Bruce.

We discuss:

  • Why the world needed a rower connected-fitness product

  • Prototyping & finding the right manufacturer

  • Why it was important to have the instructors on the water rowing

  • The ratio between treadmills, bikes and rowers at gyms

  • How he met Kevin Hart & became Creative Director

  • The current headwinds in connected fitness & much more


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