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Author:
Miller, David J., (PhD.), author.
Title:
Sweating together : how Peloton built a billion dollar venture and created community in a digital world / David J. Miller, PhD
Publisher:
Ideapress Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
viii, 330 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Peloton.
Entrepreneurship--Case studies.
Exercise equipment industry.
Home gyms.
Notes:
Includes bibliographial references (pages 309-318) and index. "The ultimate front row look at the meteoric rise of Peloton, one of the hottest consumer and fitness brands in the world. In Sweating Together Miller brings readers directly into the center of the sweat soaked, adrenaline fueled, NYC phenomena that is Peloton and provides a first-hand account of the rise of one of the most important ventures of tomorrow's economy." -- Amazon.
Contents:
Prologue: I do not want those shoes -- Introduction: Living in an entrepreneurial world -- John Foley, Peloton, and its sweat-driven business model -- Fitness in the middle of the American bell curve -- Members, members, members: customers -- The instructors: talent and success in today's economy -- Physical space in a digital world -- Searching for sweat, finding a community -- Competitors, haters, and hubris: potential bumps in the road -- The tread, the globe, and growing beyond sweat -- Concluding thoughts of a Peloton addict -- Peloton's mission and values -- The Peloton pledge -- Select instructor quotes -- Crying on the bike -- High fives of gratitude for the Peloton community.
ISBN:
1940858976
9781940858975
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1289300576
Locations:
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
TDPH826 -- Davenport Public Library (Davenport)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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