Ep 76: The Minterview . . . Zwift CEO and Simon in conversation

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