Simon sits down with Zwift CEO Eric Min for the now traditional “ask me anything” annual interview, covering a huge range of topics from the health of the company to, yes, the possibility of a velodrome. The conversation provides deep context and background on why some things happen, and why others don’t . . . . plus quite a bit on the pace at which things happen, or don’t, on the platform.
We hope you listen to the whole of the interview, but if there’s one subject in which you are particularly interested, maybe you’d like to skip to that first. So here is a log of where to find the topics covered.
00:00Hello and a word on transparency
01:45 Zwift’s new London office
02.45 What’s made Eric happy in the last year?
GENERAL ISSUES
04.30 Pace of development for Zwift
05.40 Peak Zwift and growth
07:15 Fun is Fast marketing campaign
09:40 Is eSports a massive, risky bet?
15.20 More on pace of development, specifically Game Development
19:50 Zwift’s new Hardware division
COMMUNITY ISSUES
27:15 Trainer Difficulty confusion
29.30 Juniors’ Racing
32:00 Race Categorisation/Sandbagging
38:30 Is eSport in danger of diminishing general user experience?
43:00 Family Pricing Plan
45:30 Zwifting for people with disabilities or different abilities?
47:20 Is Zwift listening to the community?
FEATURES
51:15 Steering
52:45 FutureWorks
54:00 Ghost Rider/PB Bot
56:25 World Switching Expansion
57:15 Workout Mode
60:15 Allow Saving Without Exiting Game
62:15 Hang out after end of ride
63:35 Velodrome
64:55 Can remote racing ever be credible?
68:15 What’s the next new map?
COMPANY
69.30 When will Zwift be profitable?
70:25 Future of running
73.05 Effects of lack of direct competition for Zwift
75:45 Marks out of ten for Zwift’s potential
77:55 Zwift’s carbon footprint
Ep 65: A conversation with Zwift creator Jon Mayfield
Episode 64: New course surprise, the elusive Road Runner and the streaming "controversy"
Episode 63:Flat and Fast, More Blobbery and Medical Melodramas
Episode 62: Is this farewell to flyers? Should we call it "The Blob"? And all the latest Zwifty news and chat
Episode 61: Garmin/Tacx and what it may mean for Zwifters, plus racing and farewell to Jarvis Island
Episode 60 – World Switching, Big Money, Pro Racing, Peak Zwift . . . and plenty more. It’s a long one
Episode 59 - KISS Super League, Zwift's new best friends and all the new stuff in game and on Companion
Episode 58 - A Conversation with Zwift CEO Eric Min
Episode 57 - New Roads, World Switching, the Rivals and the Double Draft
Episode 56 - NewYork, New York and more:Marvellous Marge, Rachael's battle and esport
Episode 55 - Trainer talk, the new baby named for Zwift, essential Zwift extras and Eight Days of Innsbruck
Episode 54 - New York is coming . . .soon. Zwift's Smart Bike, the Academies and in praise of slow rides
Episode 53 - It's All About Innsbruck . . . and Mark Cavendish
Episode 52 - Eurobike 2018 Day Two
Episode 51 - Eurobike 2018 Day One
Episode 50 - New courses, a catch up with the amazing Rachael Elliott and lots of tech talk as Eurobike looms
Zwiftcast Episode 49 - The (absent) Kickr Climb. Tanja's Tour de Yorkshire, Simon Warren on the Alpe and Trans Athletes
Episode 48 - Climbing in French, racing in London and Long Beach and trainers Made in America
Episode 46 - Zwiftcast Special with Academy Winners Leah and Tanja in Girona
Episode 45 - Rachael recovers, meet Jordan Rapp the workout king and behind the scenes at Nathan's stream central
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