Aaptiv Founder Ethan Agarwal On The New Age Of Audio
Radios may be a relic of the past, but audio technology is anything but outdated. In this week's Volvo Tech Drive, the Founder and CEO of Aaptiv, Ethan Agarwal, explains how his company is using audio to change the way the world works out.
Agarwal says that audio is making a resurgence thanks to voice assistants like Amazon Alexa. As the number of home assistants grow, investment in audio will grow as well.
Aaptiv is a subscription-based fitness app. Subscribers can get guided audio workouts for every type of exercise from cycling to weightlifting.
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Five-time Olympic gold medal swimmer Missy Franklin was at the top of her sport when a shoulder injury forced her to retire. After that, her father was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease that forced her family to come together to support him. Now Franklin is working with Otsuka Pharmaceutical to raise awareness of genetic diseases and ADPKD, the disease that affected her father.
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The team waited six decades for its first title. Colorado, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle and Tampa Bay are the franchises that remain without a World Series championship.
