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What if you used GPT-3 and 15.ai (currently down, but it produces voice-actor-quality audio) to offer your service?
I wonder what the liability concerns with this are. Could a runner that gets injured because the AI coach bugs out and tells them to do something dangerous (e.g. extreme overtraining) sue?
"I quit my job as an iOS contractor for a big company to focus on a start-up full time, at the same time my wife was 8 months pregnant with our first child." If you are willing to share, leaving Big Co, at this delicate time, how did you plan family health insurance?
You can buy it directly from healthcare.gov. I did it for 3 years as a contractor. It really wasn't that hard.
I was previously employed by a company in the state of Michigan, and to match the same coverage was not even possible on healthcare.gov. The closest thing was nearly double the price, and when you're going through your first pregnancy, you take a ton of other factors into account.
In hindsight we probably didn't need the advance plan that we had, but it was (and still is) a major portion of our expenses.
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Excited you're going to try it out, and we would love the feedback! At the current time, we don't have any option for omitting the social aspect. We've been laser-focused on creating an addictingly social experience that drives users back into the app in order to push them harder and further than they would alone. With that said, we do know that some runners enjoy solo running more, so we are working on future featur…
Will wait until the solo mode is available then :)
If you're someone who prefers running by themselves, this may be the best of both worlds. You can see what a live run would be like, without needing to think about the live aspect.
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> Gyms are no competition for my money because I have no interest in going. Sure but at a gym you also get unlimited access to coach led group training _in person_, as well as unlimited access to large and expensive facilities, so it doesn't really make sense that this costs as much as a gym membership.
most gyms won't have coaching geared towards distance runners, though. Competitive distance runners are specialized enough that most fitness classes won't really give them what they're looking for. If you're somebody who goes for a couple runs a week to supplement their main forms of exercise I agree that this is a pretty steep price to pay.
We do offer 20 different classes each and every day. Users who purchase an annual subscription can get an entire year of content, thousands of runs for less than a pair of competition running shoes.
Even for a runner that only uses our application once a week, they pay under $5 a class for a live certified coach, curated playlists (that cost a decent amount for copyright), live streaming data and other costs.
At scale these things may become more economical, and we may be able to offer a lower price.
This app seems to address a need somewhere in the middle...you want metrics, accountability, and ostensibly, to get better at running. But you aren't training for a specific distance, and you aren't just wanting to get out for a casual jog.
Basically, I really want to try this out (and I will!), but I don't see myself as a long-time user of it. Unless the community aspect really does something for me that I'm not anticipating.
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most gyms won't have coaching geared towards distance runners, though. Competitive distance runners are specialized enough that most fitness classes won't really give them what they're looking for. If you're somebody who goes for a couple runs a week to supplement their main forms of exercise I agree that this is a pretty steep price to pay.
Great feedback. I completely understand that the price point may not be for everybody. We've done our best to keep the pricing competitive while still being able to pay our coaches fair wages. We've also tried to look at it from both our costs, and value added. We do offer 20 different classes each and every day. Users who purchase an annual subscription can get an entire year of content, thousands of runs for less t…
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These workout subscription cost seem insane to me. Why are these apps costing the price of a gym, with none of the access to equipment. I know it's the price of a drop in class or two, but given that these apps/coaches could do many x more people in one group should drive prices much lower imo. edit: to be honest though, it does sound like a fun app and good idea. Especially after I've gotten back into running this n…
I'm a runner, and I love it. Two things from my POV. 1) Gyms are no competition for my money because I have no interest in going. 2) I am continually relieved at how cheap running is relative to most hobbies - I just pay for shoes, some clothes (don't need many), and race fees. Personally I feel like I have plenty of headroom to give on what I'd be willing to spend on what is easily my favorite hobby, and would reall…
Running is cheap, and I happily pay for the nice things I use to run. $200 shoes every few months, no problem. $60/year for strava to track my goals, runs, best time, and be competitive with my friends, gladly pay that.
Paying $100 for a 3 months training program in person is different than a large group virtual training program for about the same price. IMO the economy at scales should make this app much cheaper.
I guess I also just don't understand how this works as there's not really any good videos, or demos on what exactly a session looks like. On the flip side of that, to cancel the trial you have to email them
Very nice, congratulations on your launch! As a lifelong runner I go through phases where I want to train for a specific race, and phases where I just want to go out and enjoy the experience without worrying about speed or distance. This app seems to address a need somewhere in the middle...you want metrics, accountability, and ostensibly, to get better at running. But you aren't training for a specific distance, and…
When training for a race, we want to offer classes that fit well into your training schedule. When you're not training and just going out for a fun run, we want to offer the most engaging experience out there.
We're still early, but that's our thought process
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Great feedback. I completely understand that the price point may not be for everybody. We've done our best to keep the pricing competitive while still being able to pay our coaches fair wages. We've also tried to look at it from both our costs, and value added. We do offer 20 different classes each and every day. Users who purchase an annual subscription can get an entire year of content, thousands of runs for less t…
How do you guarantee the coach is going to give me value? As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem like a cap on the number of people in any group, there could be a dozen or a few hundred. What is the coaches value to me if I'm one of the few hundred people in a group?
While class sizes may differ, right now they're definitely smaller, allowing for a lot of time per coach. That will change with time, but it's our mission to provide as much value as humanly possible to our users.
a lot of options these days