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    Zwiftcast Episode 76: The Minterview… Zwift CEO and Simon in Conversation

    Simon Schofield
    By Simon Schofield
    February 6, 2020
    LAST UPDATED February 6, 2020
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    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.

    00:00 Hello 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

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      Simon Schofield
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      Simon used to live in Yorkshire, but now he spends much of his time in the cycling paradise of Girona and the surrounding area, in Catalonia, Spain. In a previous life he was a journalist and TV producer, spending a career both in front of, but much longer behind, a camera and a microphone. After signing up as User No 10 at Zwift, Simon conjured up the first ever video review of the upstart new platform and later wondered if there was enough going on in Watopia to interest an audience. One hundred episodes and 1.2 million podcast downloads later, he had an answer. Simon has now happily handed over the reins of the Zwiftcast to a great new team. He’ll remain a lifelong friend of Zwift and its community. Recent health issues have kept Simon out of the saddle . . . but he’s now working on a Great Big Comeback.

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