2020 Summer Catalyst Startup Profile: Activly
Anna Bilha'21是首席执行官和联合创始人Activly，一个允许您找到灵感的应用程序，组织健身程序，并与他人分享您的锻炼计划。激发了自己的个人经历，随着她对健身和帮助他人的热情，安娜渴望使解决更容易和更令人愉快的过程;“锻炼似乎非常复杂，压倒性，这是一扇门，很多人只是不想开放。但锻炼不一定是那么难。关键是找到您享受的练习常规，同时也包含多样性。你不必限制自己只是一个运动或一个锻炼常规 - 多样性很重要。“安娜很激动，有机会在整个健康，心理健康和个人旅程中帮助和激励他人。
With a plethora of workout content on various online platforms, organizing all of your favorite videos in one place can feel overwhelming. Activly tackles that problem. First, you can use the app to find inspiration and compile workout videos from YouTube, Instagram, and other social media channels. Then, you can utilize Activly’s template to customize your workout plans and organize all of your content in one place. You also have the option to share your workout plans with others. In addition to facilitating your workout process, Activly places diversity at the forefront of its mission and aims to create a supportive community amongst its users.
在Summer Catalyst, Anna has found the Lunch & Learn sessions and the one-on-one time with advisors, mentors, and entrepreneurs incredibly helpful: “Hearing stories from entrepreneurs, learning from advisors, and receiving continuous feedback have been amazing.” Summer Catalyst has also helped her team explore new possibilities, refine its strategies, and work toward launching the venture. Anna also appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with a cohort of ambitious, like-minded peers: “We can connect and empathize with one another. Some entrepreneurs might be experiencing a similar problem and others may have a solution. Even if our peers don’t have a solution, they are willing to work together and brainstorm ideas.” The element of community support and peer to peer collaboration plays an integral role in the entrepreneurial journey.
在这些前所未有的时期，寻找动机和保持效率可能是特别具有挑战性的。Now more than ever, it’s important to engage in self-care by exercising, taking breaks, and being kind to yourself, says Anna: “Keep pushing yourself to take breaks and stay active—go outside in your backyard, go for a walk or a run, or try doing an at home workout routine. Exercising keeps your brain productive and healthy and can alleviate stress. Things are going to get better; you just have to be resilient and stay strong. Also, keep in mind that some of the greatest innovations have come out of moments of crisis.”
The entrepreneurial journey has taught Anna several valuable lessons that she would like to share. First of all, she’s learned to never take an interaction with someone for granted. In fact, Anna encourages entrepreneurs to talk to as many people as possible and to enter those conversations with an open mind. Be open to hearing new perspectives, seek feedback from various different individuals, and allow doors to open for you. She also advises aspiring entrepreneurs to engage in startup communities. It’s also important to ask for help when you need it and to find an advisor that you can look up to. Additionally, Anna sees “failures” as a learning experience and an opportunity to improve. What matters most is how you react to failure and move forward.
最重要的是，安娜坚信用善良和关怀对待每个人：“你能给人们最好的事情就是善意的;永远别忘了。”在这个全球大流行期间，所有企业家都开始创业：善待自己和他人，保持强势，从事自我照顾，保持开放的心灵，并继续锻炼“主动”。
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