Video, editing byBlake CurtisandMargo Lubin. Would you elaborate on that? We were a little early. And for $5 a month, we want to believe its a great value. Mark Gainey Portola Valley, California, United States 2K followers 500+ connections Join to connect Activity So excited to share Strava's annual Year in Sport report. I could keep going. Theyd bus us off to Mt. In order to verify the travellers identity online, they proposed a video identification system that automatically verifies electronic and physical security features of identity documents. Even when I knew what it cost to manufacture a pair of sunglasses, at the time I had no problem paying these exorbitant rates for a pair of sunglasses because they were that good. Mark Gainey, the co-founder and chief executive of fitness-tracking app Strava, has a message for immigrants who are impacted by President Donald Trump's recent executive order: "Freedom4All." Mark Gainey, Strava. Do Strava users see themselves as athletes? Hopefully some of that stuffs rubbing off. I live in Silicon Valley and continue to hear entrepreneurs talk about how their goal is an IPO, like somehow thats the end game. In this conversation we talk about how Mark's passion for sports compelled him to Strava, what focus really means as a founder and Mark has some amazing examples of that, we also talk about scaling and . He graduated in 88 and studied economics. Europe, Menlo Park, China), Where the person is located (e.g. Mark Gainey is the co-founder and chairman of Strava, the rapidly growing social network used by more than 40 million people in 195 countries. Mark and Michael are two people I have always wanted to meet. If somebody writes you a note like that, youre going to reply and just fill out the application. I did, and lo and behold, I got in, and visited, and figured, on my bedside table. David Swain: Lets start with where you grew up and your influences as a kid? Dont ask me to identify an artist. To subscribe, or for other enquiries, please contact us. Riding up a local canyon climb back in what must have been late 2009, my Airstream-dwelling, frequent cycling compadre Stu Bone couldnt stop talking about this brand new social network specifically aimed at the 2-wheel community. We want to put ourselves in those two places so that we control our destiny. Less so, but its not that my parents werent active. To this day, I check eBay and other places looking for a vintage Ritchey to get back to my roots. 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Q&A: Strava Co-Founder Mark Gainey The history of segments, Strava marriage proposals and the pain of losing his records to a teenager. Through soccer came running. Were hopeful that over time, youre going to be excited about what were doing on that side of the paywall. That changed the game for us, enabling us to grow the network more effectively. But it was just too early: software engineers said it couldn't be built, and investors didn't want to take the risk. Murphys Law, I was home for two weeks after graduation, and I blew out my back on a rowing machine in Reno, in the middle of the desert. Thanks toJason Camiolofor audio engineering, production, interstitial musicand show notes. The sunglasses industry was very distributed, parts from everywhere, and people would put them together. Today, there are millions of online subscribers. They love it. This wasnt just Michael, my co-founder. We want to fail fast, so perspective was all about keeping things in perspective as we try to move forward. June 5, 2022 Posted by: Category: Uncategorized I was a single parent with two boys who were seven or eight years old at the time we were starting. Mark holds an AB from Harvard University. Check out an overview of the conversation below or listen to the entire episode for more. Hey, you did a hard climb you should know about it. I sincerely hope you enjoy the episode. The problem is with time you forget all the bad, and you only remember the good. We did. Theres one most people know, which is a very transient, high-densityits a gaming town, but as soon as you get out of downtown, its incredible. They come hard. I remember spending afternoons on my little BMX bike, or with a soccer ball, with a football, and playing with other kids. When I came home, it was gone. Strava is the leading social platform for athletes and the largest sports community in the world, with over 98 million athletes in 195 countries. Strava is a social fitness platform with more than 76 million users in nearly every country worldwide. Michael and I are not serial entrepreneurs, we dont get excited about starting new companies again and again. Youre just getting started. Mark Gainey currently serves as the co-founder and chairman of Strava. Theyre posting their workouts, and in exchange, were motivating and inspiring them through competitions, analytics, social connections, and so forth. How can we develop Strava so members have more of a voice? Cyc: The name Strava is Swedish for to strive. There are certain days when the smell in the office is not from the servers and computers. All rights reserved. Mark Gainey and Michael Horvath were two friends from college with a good idea and bad timing: in 1995, they set out to create a digital community where athletes could chart their progress and actively compete with one another. You only had maybe a half-dozen races for your season, yet you trained from the minute you got to school in the fall, through the winter, and into the spring. Theres a universal language, and theres a universal set of needs that all athletes have. Reno, for anybody who likes the outdoors, starting in first grade, we had PE at the local ski resort. That was late 95, so thats right as Netscape was going public and that first wave of internet companies was starting to surface. Hes got very funny stories about moving into that mentor role, and about working with the vets. So rather than focusing on exits or IPOs and things like that, its kind of back to fundamentals. Weve raised about $70 million today, and if you look at our investors, were really fortunate. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify Required fields are marked Cyc: Did the competitive element happen automatically? Well give Kudos to each other on a fairly frequent basis. Download Our Free App! Beyond our investors, everybody in the company, all 180 employees, are shareholders. What happened was a very nice coach sent me a handwritten note in the fallit wouldve been fall of 1985. You see how many people are riding together all the time. Their transparency holds me accountable. Create an account to follow your favorite athletes, experts and topics. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Where did that come from? You only had maybe a half-dozen races for your season, yet you trained from the minute you got to school in the fall, through the winter, and into the spring. Nothing more, nothing less. That really surfaces. Then the top 5 were selected by Ben Lowe, creator of VeloViewer; Mark Shaw and Mark Gainey, Strava's CTO and CEO; and Ariel Poler, a member of Strava's board of directors. Thats my only experience with rowing, but it was impressive. The company's application offers the ability to record fitness activity, analyze, share and compare data against themselves, friends, and pros, enabling users to discover, share and plan workouts and training together for better growth and results. With Strava, to this day, sometimes Ill hear, Oh, the clever little cycling company. You can go look at our early business plans. The other was the concept of sharing information with the advent of Twitter and Facebook. My first summer jobs were at Lake Tahoe pumping gas and grinding the bottoms of boats at a local marina. We want to support them in their journey wherever they are, whether theyre attempting their first 5K or going for an Olympic gold medal. Theres an important sequencing. This ID verification software combined with biometric identification allows to ensure that the traveller is entitled to book a flight. Youre going to graduate from Harvard with a degree, and you should go off and find your adult life. That has held true for our seven years of existence. When you have a minute, and it feels right to you, do us a solid and give the app a review in theiTunes Store. In order to verify the travellers identity online, they proposed a. Its funny, full disclosure, I was not applying to Harvard when I was in high school. Graphics byJessica Miranda.Theme music byAna Leimma. There were two key takeaways: You can go back to our roots around serving cyclists to see how that authenticity surfaced. Already downloaded? That worked out really well. Those are not brands that were built overnight. Have an account? While we will always support free, we wanted our community to understand that if youre a subscriber, its just going to get better and better over the coming months and years. In November I will be participating in the Qatar Quest a reverse order ultra-distance triathlonthat will circumnavigate the Qatar peninsula. We didnt drastically change free, but moved a handful of features [across a paywall] that were important. Prokit Mark Gainey, Strava Co-Founder on Entrepreneurship, Life and Sport . My mom was a stay-at-home mom. All rights reserved. Well talk about Michael Horvath, Im sure. MG: I was surprised at how social cycling is as a sport. Obviously this show was compensated for those ads. He has offered his expertise to a wide array of companies over the years, joining the boards of Alter-G, BoardVantage, Daum, Clari, and Coaching Corps. Cyc: Might Strava add coaching tips and product advice in the future? For example, we moved whats called segment leader boards. He was busy raising a family. When I left Kana in the summer of 2000, we had about 1,200 employees and a market cap north of $10 billion on the NASDAQ. Theres an A, a B, and three Cs, and the A stands for authenticity. Company No. There just isnt anything like it. Its Strava on the Brain, and many an evening when Id be sitting there with the boys at dinner, or trying to have a conversation, and Im asking them about their day, they tell me how their day has gone, and I cant hear them. This was pre-internet, so Id get all these newspapers, and Id pull all the want ads out of the Sunday papers from around the country. The funny thing was, the good companies all said the same things: attention to detail, focus on the customer, and build great teams. And just being surrounded by a bunch of other guys who, frankly, on any given day, could kick my butt. I think we add a million people every 30 to 40 days, but I remember the first 10 that we put on Strava, and the first 15, and the first 20. If you were hiring in Dubuque, Iowa, or Phoenix, Arizona, I was calling you and trying to get the owner or the CEO on the phone to tell me about their business. The one I always recommend is called, by David Halberstam. What got you into competitive sports in high school? Mark Gainey: Born in Denver, Colorado, but raised in Reno, Nevada. Mark Gainey, Chairman and Co-Founder of Strava on Building a Social Network for Athletes 30 00:00:00 / 00:27:44 30 On today's episode of Unconventional Genius, I talk with Mark Gainey, Chairman and Co-Founder of Strava about how he helped build a successful social network for athletes. This led him to the crew team, where a junior rower named Michael Horvath took him under his wing. This exchange canvasses everything from technology, business and entrepreneurship to fitness, sports and social media. Meeting Nature Writ Large, RRP #394: Knox Robinson On Why Running Is An Act Of Rebellion, RRP #327: Lance Armstrong Is Moving Forward. The trajectory tends to be straight up and straight down. So in Stravas case, at the risk of not going fast enough, if you can build a trajectory that feels sustainable over a long period of time, you end up at the same altitude, but now youve got incredible lasting value. Strava . What do you do to stay grounded? Lightweights had just been added to the Olympics, and the first opportunity was going to be in 92, I think, in Barcelona. 15. Youre not going to meet a more ethical person. Born in Denver, Colorado, but raised in Reno, Nevada. Thats where the kudos and comments came in. He started telling me his story, and to this dayhe doesnt even know thishe is one of my key mentors in life. When we graduated, it disappeared. It used to be KOB disease. operators and investors by subscribing. Mark went into venture capital in Palo Alto. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Id forgotten just how hard startups are and how all-consuming they can be. People get thrown out of the boat, which is called crabs, or you injure your hands on the oar. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Lets see if we can identify climbs and well show them how they are doing, just by themselves. Folks, my name is Mark Gainey. He was such a good partner because he was the yin to my yang. Fast-forward three decades, and Mark and Michael have been at the center of two of the internets big eras as friends and business partners. Ive got Boys in the Boat on my bedside table. Our vision was always to support the global community of athletes, regardless of what sport theyre in. In turn I help hold my community accountable. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Something I needed to personally change was leadership. Prior to relocating to her native Southern California, Zip was Chief Marketing Officer for Pizza Hut U.S., based in Dallas. Co-founders Michael Horvath and Mark Gainey spoke with Guy about the recent surge in users joining their virtual fitness community. Personal Investments Number of Investments 1 Mark Gainey invested in Teamsportz on Aug 13, 2021. Tommy Gainey turned pro in 2007 and has played for 15 years and was born in USA. From day one we could see there was this interaction between athletes which was always taking place afterwards over beers or a cup of coffee anyway that we could now translate digitally. Support The Sponsors:One of the best ways to support the podcast is to support our sponsors. Its kind of there now but you have to dig around, so were thinking about how to evolve the experience to better serve athletes. When you have that right, theres no more powerful feeling. Were focused on developing a profitable growing business and getting people excited about it. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. It was around that time you launched Kana. We also find cyclists are always exploring they like finding different routes and places. She called this the Starbucks phenomenon. At one point somebody did the calculationsthe number of hours we put in training for the few minutes that we actually raced in the spring season, because these were 2,000 meters long and six-minute races. Youre the one! We break down the most important developments impacting the Paul Holland ran sales for us. Most of my competition was on my own team, so when youre living that six days a week, and youre literally racing in practice, it makes it pretty easy to go out and win races. Gainey and Horvath value the user experience on Strava more than anything, and this is a testament as to why most Strava features were previously free. Currently Stravas interim CFO, Michael Horvathpreviously served as Chief Executive Officer from 2010-2013 and President from 2014-2017. We were generating hundreds of millions in revenue, but yeah, it was also during that periodthe first dot-com boom was pretty unique. In fact, a key takeaway from the dot-com era, internet 1.0, is from this funny phrase: Oh, yeah, what a rocket ship.. Nothing to write home aboutby no means a perfect score, but good. Frankly, as sophomores in high school, my sons are starting to talk about college. Now, Horvath says . The company has raised about $70 million to date,. But at its core, its a conversation about community. Strava recently closed Series E with a total funding of $41.85 million in six rounds. I wasnt thinking about working. So just how did Strava become the only fitness app that matters? For a kid who enjoyed being outdoors and playing soccer up until high school, when I switched over to cross country, it was a fantastic place. With Strava, to this day, sometimes Ill hear, Oh, the clever little cycling company. You can go look at our early business plans. This was a Saturday afternoon, and the gentleman said afterward, Boy, they each shook my hand like they meant it and looked me in the eye. That was good, because I can say it came directly from my father. [Red Bull] READ MORE How Your Strava-Recorded Hill Climbs Can Help Firefighters Battle Wildfires We do want to experiment. Mark also co-founded Kana Communications, an enterprise CRM firm, in 1996 and served in various capacities, including CEO, president, and chairman. Learn how they built a product for THEMSELVES (super niche at first). Mark Gainey: Yeah, Michael [Horvath, the other Strava co-founder] and I had families, we were on opposite coasts of America he was on the east coast and I was in California. Mark Gainey 15:52. Rose Ski Resort, and wed ski all winter long. 00:00 / 00:00 / 24 July 2019. Authenticity is one of the five core values inside the business. Join industry-leading We are focused on what we call our invested athletethat person whos decided that sports and fitness are going to be an important part of their life. I had dreams of, Could I make one of those lightweight teams? So as early as 1995, we had a plan to figure out a way to bring that boathouse experience to the masses. Distance 3.1 mi Elevation 164 ft Time 26:30 December 30, 2022 That's a wrap At least I didn't slip and fall this time! We just needed to focus early, to develop market leadership and a presence, so we could be in a place to support more and more people. Today, Strava is a popular social network that connects millions of runners, cyclists, and other athletes through a mobile app and website. He was in private practice into his early 60s. THE TRUSTED TEAM FOR SRI LANKA REAL ESTATE - We are committed to creating enjoyable Real Estate transactions by innovative programs, tools and management. And Id be happy to do reads for Strava in the future. Lets keep it fun. Cyc: Do Strava users deliberately try to beat you? In fact, a key takeaway from the dot-com era, internet 1.0, is from this funny phrase: Oh, yeah, what a rocket ship. I used to remind everybody, Yeah, and what happens to rocket ships once they run out of fuel? The power of team. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Founded in 2009 by Mark Gainey and Michael Horvath, Strava has grown to boast tens of millions of users around the world across its mobile app and website. Strava is a social fitness platform with more than 76 million users in nearly every country worldwide. [Cyclist] READ MORE Why Professional Athletes Use Strava Strava breaks down barriers between athletes and amateurs. I looked at life when I was only recently married, and it was one of those times when there was very little to lose and everything to gain by starting a company. MG: Oh yeah. Come to Strava and you will find yoga once or twice a week and Workout Wednesday when everybody takes off at noon and goes for a run. Strava's co-founder Mark Gainey, set to run cross-country as a freshman at Harvard in 1986, was sidelined by an injury. They were kind enough to let me figure that out. He went off and got his PhD from Northwestern, and ended up here in the Bay Area as a professor of macroeconomics at Stanford. There are a number of guys I tried to recruit who did not pull the trigger. How to capture a niche by going an inch wide and a mile deep. He had an opportunity to come out with a partner and take over someones practice. Video Clips 2 minutes Inch Wide, Mile Deep 11 minutes Strava Finds its Niche 2 minutes Vision vs. Go-To-Market 2 minutes Be a Niche #1 2 minutes The Art of Leveraging Customer Feedback View Video Clips Clip 4 of 5 One was technology with the wearable marketplace and GPS devices. "Back in the late. You had to do it other than just to race, and really appreciate the journey. He was teaching while I was working at TA Associates. Did you have to wait for the technology to catch up? Horvath, who co-founded the San Francisco-based social network for outdoor enthusiasts in 2009. Did you have a core group of early users giving you feedback? Founded in 2009, millions of athletes worldwide have joined Strava for the ability to track and share their fitness activities as a community whether they are running, cycling, hiking, racing, skiing, swimming or just working out. Cyc: What is your favourite piece of Strava art [where a users route draws a picture on a map]? Theres an important sequencing. Strava is entirely focused towards athletes. Stravas co-founder Mark Gainey, set to run cross-country as a freshman at Harvard in 1986, was sidelined by an injury. MG: my business partner and co-founder, Michael Horvath met when we were on the crew team in college and the experience we had on the team was critical to everything going forward. Mark Gainey is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Strava, a global community of athletes with more than 50M members. Pretty quickly, it was clear I wasnt going to be rowing again, and I needed to move on to a new chapter. I said, No way am I going to go, this kid from Reno, not even an interest. It was my father who was like, You do not have to go. It was pretty clear it was going to be hard for me to build a career there, so I left Reno. Over the coming months, Strava was focused on increasing its reach vis--vis integrations with other devices such as Google's Fitbit. Strava is also a company of 180 teammates who are really passionate about the power of sport and bringing innovative features and services to this global community. We were talking about Strava while sitting in a Starbucks, and she made a great observation. Theres a fine line between perfection and disaster, and you can apply all these things later on.. We took a lot of cues from the grand brands Michael and I admired, and set out to see if we could go do something similar. Zakladatelia sa stretli ete na Harvarde, kde sa Mark Gainey chcel zastni pretekov v cezponom behu, ale z dvodu zranenia to nebolo mon. . Strava took over again. Ive lost touch with most of the guys. Plus 7-day and 21-day programs for both beginner and advanced users. We both rowed crew at Harvard in the late '80s and thrived on the camaraderie and motivation of training with teammates. My boys met somebody else who happened to be associated with Strava. When I was with Kana, I was newly married. I had the exact opposite. Theyd bus us off to Mt. He wrote this note saying, Hey, we saw your results. It also raised yet another round of funding in October 2014, this time adding $18.5 million to its balance sheet. It was really simple. Michaels trajectory was a little different. You get injured. If someone told me people would be making marriage proposals on Strava when we started Id have said, What are you smoking? And people are saying yes! Work backwards from $10 billion, and solve that problem. What we learned from him over a two- or three-month period were a lot of the lessons I just told you about from crew. If we could find a cyclist willing to listen to the story and willing to experiment, then we would bring them on. visit my Resources page and click Sponsors. I can name the very first guy who was ever on Strava. Strava is the #1 app for runners and bikers and is the destination to record any activity. Ironically, this came from the entrepreneursthe theory being that youre going to be doing this 24/7, 365 days a year, so it might as well be something you are genuinely passionate about. "And given the growing need for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, we felt Strava Metro was too valuable and important not to make available to any organization attempting to make a difference in designing the cities of the future." Mark Gainey, Strava co-founder Ride in style Its when our members are excited about their experience on Strava and theyre sharing it with their friends. Id love to introduce you to our program. Little did they know that their follow up act a passion project born out of a mutual love for fitness would eclipse their first companys success, reshaping the fitness landscape for millions of athletes across the world. Edit Board and Advisor Roles Section. Horvath currently heads up the company as CEO, while Gainey serves as executive chairman. And if we do those two things, things like liquidity and so forth are byproducts of doing those well. Of course, he wasnt targeting me, he was just younger so he was naturally destroying me, but we developed a friendship and we still banter back and forth every few weeks. Hes now a partner at Foundation Capital and has been very successful there. We talk about Mark's "Equation of Success" and how to combat the "Noise of Opportunity" (when to say no). So she went outside and dragged in this skinny 16-year-old kid and she said he was in love with Strava. Net Worth: $2 Million Date of Birth: Jan 18, 1948 (75 years old) Place of Birth: Jackson Gender: Male Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) Profession: Actor, Comedian, Voice Actor, Stand-up comedian. Founded in 2009, millions of athletes worldwide have joined Strava for the competition and camaraderie found in tracking and sharing their fitness activities. Wed come and visit extended family here in the Bay Area, but no, we were a close-knit family. Mark Gainey: Michael Horvath and I started Strava in 2009. In 2022 Tommy Gainey earned $34,236 so far. I dont care whether its a software business, or youre manufacturing paperclips, or soccer balls, or running a restaurant. Insights Like many of the things born in Silicon Valley, you might say Strava, the favorite app of millions of athletes, is a happy accident. Its a no brainer. The company soon enough expanded the focus of its GPS data tracking and social networking platform to also encompass running. I often refer to them now as the three Ps: patience, persistence, and perspective. Our conservation has been edited for brevity. I didnt have a lot of other obligations then. As an early adopter (I was the 14,443 person to sign up for the service), its my pleasure to share Mark and Michaels story with you today. 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