Zitat des Tages von Payal Kadakia:
Every moment you wake up and you want to go for a run, or you want to take a class, you should be able to just go.
We're encouraged by the engagement on ClassPass and the tremendous growth we've had that shows we are fulfilling our mission of helping people live a more active life.
As long as I'm building and doing what I want to do, that's the only thing that matters.
You need people to encourage you along the way, both during your success and failures, because there will be both.
You can always change your branding or hire lawyers, but it's critical that you figure out if you have product market fit, and if you don't, figure out how to course-correct without getting stuck.
Every day is quite unique, which is one of my favorite things!
The worst thing you can do is sit there and do nothing, right?
It's OK when something doesn't work. It gives you another data point when things do work.
I love barre because even when I'm not dancing, I feel like I'm training those same muscles.
What's crucial is to never get stuck. Making hard decisions is such an important part of being a startup in order to keep moving forward.
I plan my time to a 'T.' I plan when I am going to sleep; I plan when I am going to relax. I obviously leave time to have spontaneous life experiences - I think that's really important. But so much of it is setting up you mental energy in the right way to get the most out of your day and time.
I thought, 'I have ideas. I'm creative.' I just didn't see why I should be pigeon-holing myself in the business world or staying in corporate America when I already knew that I was capable of taking risks.
I believe you win the race by looking forward, not behind.
Working out is so mentally and physically important.
We're not trying to be Nike. It's about evolving into new products that are going to make people's lives better.
Millennials are a bit more free-spirited, more able to go into new places, to feel more assertive and fearless about trying new things.
I work out once a day. When I'm in a massive dance show mode, I'll probably be active for about 20 hours each week.
I basically live in workout clothes.
Some people have that school of thought where fitness isn't enjoyable, but we're making it enjoyable, I think, by making it more fun, challenging, and engaging rather than this boring thing that you have to do. It's about using technology and data to change this experience.
The best thing I could do is build a successful company and continue to innovate and be in the right role I want to be in. If I'm not doing that, I'm inauthentic. That's not a good role model to anyone. That, to me, is the most important thing.
Surround yourself with people who only lift you higher.
If you love what you do, it's not work.
Dance has always been the center of who I am. It has given me the inspiration to help other people find a hobby, passion, and activity that fulfills them. It also taught me some of the many skills I need as an entrepreneur: a hard work ethic that takes practice to master and the confidence to persevere through any challenges.
You have to learn to sell yourself. I think people forget they need to look at where else they've really performed in their life, where they've been in a place where they were confident.
It's really about if you do the work. Work hard; your results will speak for themselves.
When I started fundraising like me and leading like me, that's when I really started to shine and find my own rhythm.
When I dance, I go to a different side of who I am. I feel like I can solve a problem without knowing I'm solving one.
Founders are exceptional, and they all want to go back to creating. And I feel privileged to be able to do that.
I think it's so important to have a great support network when you feel like you can't - I would actually go and talk to the people who tell you that you can.
I think I had a lot of people who were like, 'Payal, we love you, but product's not there,' or 'business is not there.' I never gave up, though.
You should wake up in the morning and say, 'What do I want to do today? What's going to make me happy?'
We stipulate about where we need to be in life: By this age you should be married, by this age you should have kids. But it's not that you can only do this or only do that. It's really about creating a holistic life: about planning ahead and being efficient with your time and really listening to yourself.
I want little girls to believe that they can be CEOs.
No business is good when, on the last day of the month, you're like, 'What was the usage for the month?'
You can't replicate Seamless or OpenTable for another industry.
I needed to build a product that got people back to working out.