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Lace Up with LaceClips: Sport-specific fitness tracking

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This week I'm chatting with Jonathan, who is reimagining fitness tracking specifically for sports in order to measure things like steps, jumps, and pivots. The origin story is a fun one - sometimes building hardware just happens serendipitously!


Takeaways:

  • Go after the underserved. For example: Fitness tracking for youth sports.
  • Think about who the purchasing decision maker is for your product. In this case: parents & coaches.
  • Build a community to empower users to compare their data with friends, creating a sense of competition and motivation.


    • 🔗 Check out Laceclips at laceclips.com


    (Sorry for the audio - this is the last episode without a real mic! Thanks for being here so early on my journey ❤️)


    Chapters (thanks AI)

    00:00 Introduction and Product Overview

    01:34 Target Audience and Market Need

    04:53 Sports-Specific Tracking

    05:49 Differentiating Factors and Software Features

    07:16 Competition and Motivation

    08:46 Coaches and Team Usage

    10:26 Personal Impact and Data Analysis

    12:27 Manufacturing and Production

    14:35 Customer Feedback and Iterative Process

    23:55 Challenges and Advice for Hardware Startups

    31:52 Expanding Beyond Sports and GPS Integration

    33:01 Where to Find More Information and Support


    Keywords: hardware, engineering, product development, business, fitness, tracking, wearables, sensors

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