Jan Goetgeluk - Founder and CEO of Virtuix: Revolutionizing VR with the Omni (Ep. 72)

From Viral Demo to VR Hardware: Jan Goetgeluk on Building the Virtuix OmniVR, Virtuix Omni, omnidirectional treadmill, Kickstarter success, hardware startup lessons. Founder & CEO Jan Goetgeluk shares how a viral demo and a $1.1M Kickstarter lit the fuse for Virtuix—and what it really takes to design, fund, and scale a hardware company in a fast-moving market.🚀 What You’ll LearnHow the Omni lets users walk/run 360° in VR (and why that matters)The real design timeline (6–7 months) and early engineering tradeoffsKickstarter → equity crowdfunding: capital + community (and hidden challenges)Pivoting from consumer to commercial to survive and growWhy focus, problem-solving, and taking action beat perfect plansWork–life balance, gratitude, and staying mentally steady in tough stretches⏱️ Chapters⏰ 02:08 – The Birth of the Omni Treadmill ⏰ 05:48 – Designing the Omni: The Discovery Phase ⏰ 06:25 – Jan’s Background & Early Career ⏰ 09:10 – Lessons from Investment Banking ⏰ 12:30 – Finding Opportunities & Solving Problems ⏰ 16:40 – Going Viral: The Power of a Demo Video ⏰ 21:36 – Kickstarter Success & Community Building ⏰ 29:04 – Product Development: Hard Lessons ⏰ 32:01 – Transitioning to Commercial Markets ⏰ 34:10 – Equity Crowdfunding: Community & Capital ⏰ 39:45 – Focus & the Entrepreneurial Journey ⏰ 43:06 – Finding Gratitude Amidst Challenges ⏰ 44:57 – Taking Action: The First Step to Success🌐 LinksVirtuix: https://virtuix.com/ Show site: https://toolstalentstechniques.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the3tpod/ Music by C€$: https://open.spotify.com/artist/21zXwxV9nWaiE6iAleU6ww?si=yNBmIPqIT7-56hAmfvqShA💬 Question for YouWhat’s the first tiny step you could take today to move your hardware idea forward?#VR #HardwareStartup #The3TPod