Austen Allred (@austen), CEO of Lambda School, and Rishi Mandal (@rmandal), founder of Future, join Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- How Austen took education that typically happened in person and transformed it into digital form at Lambda School.

- How Rishi is taking fitness training that happened in person and transforming it into digital form with Future.

- What Austen calls the “skeuomorphic” way of translating experiences into digital form and why it doesn’t work.

- How they ensure motivation and accountability on each of their platforms.

- Why relationships with a coach or a teacher are so special and how they can be cultivated digitally.

- How to think about community-building in a digital-only world.

- Why Austen says that it’s important to “compensate for weaknesses by doubling down on strengths.”

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