351. Miranda Nover, Co-founder & CEO of Fort

Today, I'm joined by Miranda Nover, co-founder & CEO of Fort.

The first wearable designed specifically for strength training, Fort uses motion and optical sensors to detect exercises, track physiological impact, and provide recovery insights.

In this episode, we discuss scaling strength intelligence.

We also cover:

Fort's 12–24-month roadmap
Why nobody has solved strength training
Early EMG and near-infrared experiments

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(00:47) Fort overview and mission

(02:00) Strength training wearable differentiation

(02:25) How Fort arrived at the concept

(03:45) Why nobody solved this before

(04:48) The sensor journey

(05:57) EMG and near-infrared experiments

(06:22) Why wrist-worn motion won

(07:30) Defense against incumbents

(08:00) Hardware vs. app ecosystem

(09:15) Design and aesthetics matter

(10:45) Mainstreaming strength metrics

(12:15) Training load and recovery insights

(14:00) Strength adoption trajectory

(17:50) Data infrastructure challenge

(20:30) Training data collection

(23:45) Coaching and AI integration

(27:20) Beyond fitness coaching

(28:46) Community-building focus

(31:00) 12–24 month roadmap

(33:04) Long-term product vision

(33:40) Where to follow

(33:55) Conclusion

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