{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"332. Fritz Lanman, CEO of Playlist","description":"Today, I'm joined by Fritz Lanman, CEO of Playlist. &amp;nbsp; Operator of ClassPass and Mindbody, Playlist\u2019s recent merger with EGYM forms a $7.5B company spanning AI, hardware, and software, with a mission to modernize booking, corporate wellness, and membership management. &amp;nbsp; In this episode, we discuss building the wellness industry\u2019s full-stack operating system. &amp;nbsp; We also cover: &amp;nbsp;   Raising $785M from Vista, Temasek, and L Catterton   Setting the platform\u2019s boundaries and roadmap   The anti-tech tech company philosophy   &amp;nbsp; Subscribe to the podcast \u2192 insider.fitt.co\/podcast&amp;nbsp; Subscribe to our newsletter \u2192 insider.fitt.co\/subscribe&amp;nbsp; Follow us on LinkedIn \u2192 linkedin.com\/company\/fittinsider&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Website: www.playlist.com&amp;nbsp; ClassPass: www.classpass.com&amp;nbsp; Mindbody: www.mindbody.io&amp;nbsp; EGYM: www.egym.com&amp;nbsp;    The Fitt Insider Podcast is brought to you by EGYM. Visit EGYM.com to learn more about its smart fitness ecosystem for fitness and health facilities. &amp;nbsp; Fitt Talent: https:\/\/talent.fitt.co\/&amp;nbsp; Consulting: https:\/\/consulting.fitt.co\/&amp;nbsp; Investments: https:\/\/capital.fitt.co\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Chapters: &amp;nbsp; (00:00) Introduction (01:36) EGYM merger announcement (02:41) Industry validation moment (03:20) Tech outsider perspective advantage (05:52) Communication challenges with industry (07:05) AI adoption hesitation and diffusion (09:56) AI throughout platform history (11:41) Operating system vs. co-pilot (13:24) AI investment surprise and acceleration (15:50) Transformer paradigm capabilities (17:35) 175K lines of code in eight weeks (18:40) Anti-tech tech company philosophy (20:58) Platform boundaries and roadmap (23:29) Speed of change impact on planning (26:10) Agent-driven onboarding and configurations (28:13) Long-term societal impacts (29:40) UBI and wealth concentration questions (31:03) Industry macro optimism (32:20) Experience economy and human connection (33:40) Conclusion ","author_name":"Fitt Insider","author_url":"https:\/\/insider.fitt.co","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40661600\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200247505"}