Strava cofounder: Mark Gainey Live in San Francisco

After the Y Combinator AI event, Kyriakos Eleftheriou sat down with Mark Gainey co-founder of Strava, who shared his entrepreneurial journey, discussing the evolution of Strava from a startup to a $2.2 billion fitness platform. Chapters00:00 Intro04:15 How technology changed 11:35 Should you be niche with AI13:20 Building a Community17:00 Dealing with big companies early on20:53 User Feedback23:00 Elimination process25:10 Fundraising 28:43 AI30:50 Adding more sports36:18 The Future of Fitness42:20 Storytelling46:00 Q&AFull podcast and writeup → Mark Gainey on starting Strava in a Boston basement, growing 99% organically, and why focusing on engagement beat chasing growth