Will Ahmed

You have no experience.
You’ve never started a company.
You’ve never had a full time job.
Nike is going to kill you.
You’re a kid.
You don’t have technical skills.
You shouldn’t build hardware.
Apple is going to kill you.
You can’t build hardware.
You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively.
Athletes don’t care about recovery.
Under Armour is going to kill you.
It won’t be accurate.
You don’t listen.
You’re an ineffective leader.
You can’t recruit great talent.
You’re going to have to pay every athlete.
You can’t measure sleep non-invasively.
It’s too expensive to research.
Athletes are a small market.
The product costs too much to make.
The product costs too much to sell.
Your valuation is too high.
Consumers aren’t going to want it.
Hardware is too hard.
You should measure steps.
Fitbit is going to kill you.
You can’t build a marketing engine.
You can’t raise enough money.
You need a real CEO.
Google is going to kill you.
You can’t be a subscription.
You can’t build a brand.
You can’t do consumer in Boston.
Your valuation is too high.
You shouldn’t make accessories.
You shouldn’t make apparel.
Lululemon is going to kill you.
You can’t predict Covid.
Stay in your niche.
You are going to run out of money.
You can’t build a health platform.
Amazon is going to kill you.
You can’t measure blood pressure.
You can’t get medical approvals.
The market is too small.
You don’t understand AI.
The market is too competitive.
It won’t work internationally.
The supply chain is too complicated.
You can’t build an AI.
You can’t raise enough money.
It’s too competitive.
Healthcare isn’t going to want it.
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Just keep going ✌️

Going ALL-IN…

Thanks to @Jason for having me on this week. I’ve been listening to the @theallinpod for years, so it was awesome to join him.

The best part was actually hearing Jason share his own experience with @WHOOP, including how a change in his health data prompted him to go to the ER, which fortunately he’s fully recovered from.

That feeling when you partner with the king 👑

@WHOOP 🤝 @KingJames

I've always said our ambition with @WHOOP is to create something that's either cool or invisible. Today, we're taking that philosophy to the next level with the launch of LAYER 2, our latest collection with Samuel Ross. Available now via link below.

Proud to announce a new landmark partnership with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi to advance clinical research and preventive healthcare. 🇦🇪

We're launching a 24-month research program to study how continuous health monitoring and personalized coaching can improve cardiometabolic health and reduce the risk of chronic disease.

The UAE is one of our fastest-growing markets, and @whoop has grown 15x across the GCC in just three years.

Grateful to H.E. Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori and the entire Department of Health team for their leadership and partnership.

Our ambition is to add a billion healthy years to humanity. Partnerships like this will help us get there. 💪🏽