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Peloton co-founder John Foley is a rug guy now
Peloton co-founder John Foley’s newest startup secured $25 million on the claim that the rug market requires innovation. Good luck with that.
As exercise demands shifted away from the gym amid pandemic-related shutdowns, Peloton hit heights experienced by precious few tech firms. That made the connected fitness company’s crash down to Earth…
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Peloton adds gaming-inspired ‘Lanebreak,’ which looks like ‘Beatsaber’ on a bike
Why stop at just gamifying fitness with a leaderboard? Peloton is literally adding games to its repertoire today as it launches Lanebreak, which the company calls its “first gaming-inspired experience.”…
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I’m guessing former Peloton CEO John Foley is unfamiliar with Aesop’s fable about the grasshopper and the ant.
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And just like that, Peloton is experiencing a correction
In a world of public markets, predictable futures and activist investors, failing to plan rigorously for a post-pandemic world seems borderline irresponsible.
Ahead of today’s Peloton earnings report, John Foley announced that he is stepping down as CEO. The longtime chief executive will remain on as executive chair, with former Spotify CFO Barry…
Peloton CEO acknowledges corrective actions, denies ‘halting all production’ of bikes and treadmills
Ahead of the company’s upcoming earnings, Peloton CEO John Foley took a break from a “quiet period” to address a number of reports related to poor device sales. The executive…
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Peloton’s CEO John Foley on the changing face of connected fitness
No one roots for a pandemic, but for companies like Peloton, the timing couldn’t have been better. People on the fence about buying a treadmill or stationary bike went for it as their options shrunk.
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‘We are seeing volume and interest in Peloton explode,’ says company president on listing day
Making the world more fit one $2,245 bike at a time
In this week’s newsletter: Peloton’s going public, Boll & Branch raised another $100M and more.
In this week’s newsletter: Bird gets acquisitive, Stripe puts on its VC hat and Thumbtack looks for new cash.
Exercise tech company Peloton filed confidentially for IPO this week, and already the big question is whether their last private valuation at $4 billion might be too rich for the…
