Danny Shapiro

💪 Making healthy living easy & fun
🚀 Entrepreneur, advisor & exec | x- @crickethealth @davita @harvard
🍎 NY native in SF Bay Area | Dad x2

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@chrissyfarr Interested. Have been advising digital health founders for the past couple of years on go-to-market strategy, partnerships, operations and more, and across clinic, home and virtual care settings.

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

With @CrossFit launching its Precision Care offering with https://t.co/TRlo83ICdf, I hope we see more next-generation primary care offerings at the intersection of fitness, health and healthcare.

https://t.co/MCuuvIeJQv

[Joe Vennare @JoeVennare]

CrossFit is pushing into healthcare launching CrossFit Precision Care.

Offering personalized care and health optimization from CrossFit-trained doctors, the service includes:

• primary care
• genetic testing
• blood testing
• longevity analysis
• lifestyle review

[Joe Vennare @JoeVennare]

Promoting physical activity, not exercise or fitness, should be a post-pandemic priority.

Movement is the goal — the kind that gets us off the couch and away from screens. Best case, it’s outside in nature.

📖 Ending Inactivity: https://t.co/AGsVgN5qMJ

[Joe Vennare @JoeVennare]

It's time to shift the focus from fitness to fun, free, accessible physical activity for everyone.

sidewalks
bike lanes
run groups
hiking meetups
access to green space
community parks/courts
free/affordable youth sports
pick-up basketball, ultimate Frisbee, pickleball

[Joe Vennare @JoeVennare]

It's easy to get caught up in all the wearables, biohacks, and health/fitness apps, but some things are tried and true:

- go outside
- take a walk
- avoid alcohol
- cut out sugar
- go to bed earlier
- drink more water

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@rmandal amazing!

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@rmandal @KurtisRayfield @jbonhotal @jsmaria @futurefitapp @mamoonha @ray_a_elias @cathyvigrass What a year! Thanks @rmandal, my coach Ross, and the Future team for helping me get through 2020!

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@JoeVennare What do you think the endgame is for Square? Developing more consumer-facing payment capabilities? Moving more into healthcare analytics/payments?

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

For all of us who are hyper focused on getting enough exercise and physical activity to live a healthy life, consider this message about the importance of doing the same for our mental health. https://t.co/2h9tfdc72r

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@JoeVennare Which fitness companies, if any, support this philosophy?

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@JoeVennare 💯 same goes for all of the optimizing gadgets (e.g. @whoop, @ouraring, etc) that overwhelm us with "performance" data. Empathy, accountability, personalization and daily support are most needed to help more people start sustainable fitness routines.

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@JoeVennare @fittinsider How do they view potential conflicts in their portfolio? Many of these companies compete for the same customer (e.g. Tonal isn't just for strength training). Do they see each company as staying within a certain well-defined lane? How do they explain this to their founders/ceos?

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@rmandal congrats Rishi and the @futurefitapp team!

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@AMychkovsky Depending on company, seed rounds are too small. I’ve seen too many early-stage healthcare ventures underestimate their needs in the seed round and end up with seed extensions. The larger A rounds are more about achieving the next set of milestones vs. a huge valuation increase.

[Joe Vennare @JoeVennare]

Whoop CEO Will Ahmed responds to Amazon's Halo:

- Amazon met w/Whoop under the guise of investing, then copied their design

- Halo makes users the product, collecting "naked images of us"

- Whoop won't invade user privacy

"Good luck Amazon"

>> https://t.co/CsiILraGuQ

[Mario Gabriele @mariogabriele]

Rishi has built one of my favorite apps, Future.

I was grateful to hear his story for this edition of "The Prologue."

It's a uniquely Silicon Valley tale w advice from @naval @rabois @mlevchin @paulg shaping @rmandal's path.

Thread 👇

@futurefitapp

https://t.co/jrv2V159DU

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@eriktorenberg @beondeck @sarah_shapiro

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

Seems like there's a platform / recommerce opportunity for all connected fitness companies.

[Joe Vennare @JoeVennare]

Something to keep an eye on...

What will Peloton do with the secondary market for its bikes/equipment?

Currently, there's a Facebook group w/100K members wheeling and dealing all things $PTON.

The company's FAQ, buying a used bike is "is at your own risk."

[Danny Shapiro @dannyshapiro]

@eriktorenberg Fitness content creators, gym owners, personal trainers, etc. They are needing to reinvent themselves, and the entire industry.