Vishal Chandapetta, Co-founder/CTO of Portl Fitness, an Intelligent Home Mirror with applications spanning Healthcare, Fitness, and Wellness. Vishal joins the show to discuss the blooming connected fitness world that’s growing to include more than just workouts. He describes how PORTL custom-built an interactive mirror with highly customized content to deliver a personalized fitness and health experience. He highlights how they created a customer-centric product with thoughtful and unique features that consider accessibility and lifestyle factors. He shares the serendipitous way Esper came into the picture and how it’s helped PORTL transform its business.
- 1:28 - How the fitness industry has changed
- 5:30 - How PORTL found their niche in the device market
- 7:50 - Unique features of the PORTL mirror
- 14:57 - PORTL’s custom hardware design journey
- 16:38 - How working with Esper impacted PORTL
- 19:40 - Where the connected fitness industry is going
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There’s A Device For That! showcases the unprecedented device-based solutions changing the world around us and bringing to life experiences we once didn’t think possible. In each episode, our host, Sudhir Reddy, chats with an industry leader driving cutting-edge technology, such as line-busting devices, AI-enabled doorbells, and next-generation connectivity solutions, to explore what kind of impact they’re making and what’s in store for the future. Join us to uncover the progressive ideas transforming our daily lives, from how we work to how we play to how we connect.
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