Joe Vennare

Pittsburgh

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Hims & Hers, Novo Nordisk Clash Over GLP-1 Access

4 days ago | insider.fitt.co | Sam Sette |Joe Vennare

Hims & Hers and Novo Nordisk are breaking up. The news: The Danish drugmaker ended its partnership with the telehealth startup, accusing it of selling knockoff Wegovy, highlighting tensions between DTC platforms and Big Pharma. Big swing. In April, Novo partnered with Hims to distribute FDA-approved Wegovy, helping the platform meet GLP-1 demand. But less than two months later, Novo ended the preferred access agreement. Red flag.
Younger Generations Turn to AI Fitness Apps

4 days ago | insider.fitt.co | Sam Sette |Joe Vennare

AI fitness is in the eye of the beholder. Locked in. According to ABC Fitness, 61% of consumers have used AI to track workouts, and 49% rely on it for nutrition. Leading the way, nearly half of Gen Z and millennial users engage with AI-powered fitness and wellness apps daily. But while adoption rises, trust, accuracy, and impact are lagging. Doubtful.
Insider Briefing No. 5, The $4.2 Trillion Wellness Industry & A Better Peloton

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

Insider Briefings are designed for entrepreneurs, executives, and investors interested in boutique fitness, natural foods, fitness tech, and emerging wellness trends. Here’s what you need to know today. Trillion with a TThe global wellness market is now valued at a mindblowing $4.2 trillion. Having grown by 12.8% between 2015 and 2017, the industry now represents 5.3% of global economic output.
Insider Briefing No. 5, The $4.2 Trillion Wellness Industry & A Better Peloton

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

Insider Briefings are designed for entrepreneurs, executives, and investors interested in boutique fitness, natural foods, fitness tech, and emerging wellness trends. Here’s what you need to know today. Trillion with a TThe global wellness market is now valued at a mindblowing $4.2 trillion. Having grown by 12.8% between 2015 and 2017, the industry now represents 5.3% of global economic output.
Insider Briefing No. 5, The $4.2 Trillion Wellness Industry & A Better Peloton

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

Insider Briefings are designed for entrepreneurs, executives, and investors interested in boutique fitness, natural foods, fitness tech, and emerging wellness trends. Here’s what you need to know today. Trillion with a TThe global wellness market is now valued at a mindblowing $4.2 trillion. Having grown by 12.8% between 2015 and 2017, the industry now represents 5.3% of global economic output.
Zwift Cycling, Virtual Reality, And The Fortnite of Fitness

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

While Peloton pedals toward an IPO, a growing number of digital fitness and connected equipment companies are trying to keep pace. Meanwhile, Zwift is charting its own path as the pioneer of fitness-gaming. What it is: With elements of fitness, esports, and social networking, Zwift is creating a virtual world where people exercise, connect, and compete. To date, the five-year-old startup has raised $170M funding and built a loyal following among cyclists.
Nootropics and the Business of Smart Drugs

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

In the 2011 film Limitless, Bradley Cooper plays a struggling writer turned successful stock trader and eventual US Senate candidate who rises to prominence thanks to mysterious drug called NZT-48. Flash-forward to the present day and countless wellness companies are touting various pills, powders, and elixirs that promise to biochemically upgrade human cognition. Have these brands replicated NZT-48 or are nootropics nonsense? Let’s take a look. Noo who?
Should Amazon Buy Peloton?

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

Published: September 7, 2018Almost since its inception, Amazon has been disrupting industries the world over. While the company and founder Jeff Bezos have—and continue to—encounter their fair share of detractors, Bezos has remained steadfast in his belief that, someday, Amazon will sell us everything.
Should Amazon Buy Peloton?

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

Published: September 7, 2018Almost since its inception, Amazon has been disrupting industries the world over. While the company and founder Jeff Bezos have—and continue to—encounter their fair share of detractors, Bezos has remained steadfast in his belief that, someday, Amazon will sell us everything.
Are Plant-Based Meat Alternative The Future of Our Food System?

Dec 10, 2024 | insider.fitt.co | Joe Vennare

Meatless burgers may have put protein alternatives on the map, but beef is just the beginning. From fish to chicken and even pork, there’s a growing list of startups racing to replace meat as we know it. Meanwhile, this plant-based coup isn’t isolated to just animal protein — the dairy industry is also under siege. Milk, yogurt, cheese, ice cream… You name it, and there’s an incredibly well-funded startup seeking to make dairy obsolete.