Dick Talens Explained

Richard Talens is an entrepreneur and fitness coach.^[1] He is the founder of Fitocracy, an online game and social network with over 10 million users.^[2] According to The Economist, Talens came up with the idea of Fitocracy from his past as a geek who played MMORPGs.^[3]

Career

Besides being an entrepreneur, Richard also speaks and writes about his experience as a fitness coach and a growth hacker.

Richard was Mallory Hagan's fitness coach on her road to becoming Miss America 2013.^[4] Richard is also a regular fitness contributor for popular outlets like Lifehacker and Thrillist^{[5] [6]} and has spoken about his fitness experience through TEDx.^[7]

Richard also writes about his extensive experience scaling companies as a growth marketer.^[8]

Dating

Richard has been written about in various outlets and books for his prolific dating history. Lulu, listed him as one of the top 10 rated men of 2014^[9] and Mashable has written about his ability to get to sex in 10 texts or less.^[10] This is further discussed in former Fox News Host Andrea Tantaros's book, Tied Up in Knots: How Getting What We Wanted Made Women Miserable.^[11]

Education

Talens has a B.S. in Managing E-Commerce from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.^[12]

External links

• "How I Got Ripped At 500 Startups" by Dick Talens
• "How to stop vanity marketing from killing your startup" by Dick Talens
• "Fitness for geeks and gamers" The Economist (Print)

Notes and References

1. News: Why gamers are a great fit at the gym. Jacque Wilson. CNN. October 14, 2011. May 26, 2018.
2. Web site: MyFiziq Inks Fitocracy Deal As They Muscle In On Fitness Market . Lifehacker Australia. 25 October 2017. 26 November 2020.
3. News: Fitness for geeks and gamers. 2012-06-02. The Economist. 2019-10-06. 0013-0613.
4. Web site: Newly-Crowned Miss America Mallory Hytes Hagan Shares Her Beauty and Fitness Secrets. Fitness. May 26, 2018.
5. Web site: Introducing Vitals: a Lifehacker Blog All About Health and Fitness. Vitals. 5 January 2015 . 2019-10-06.
6. Web site: Dick Talens. Thrillist. 2019-10-06.
7. Web site: How I Became a Fitness Guru. TEDx. 15 September 2015.
8. Web site: How to stop vanity marketing from killing your startup. TechCrunch. 12 September 2019 . en-US. 2019-10-06.
9. Web site: Lulu App 2014 Roundup: The Best Guys. Abrams. Margaret. 2014-12-17. College Candy. en. 2019-10-06.
10. Web site: How long until sex? For millennials, try 10 texts or less. Stadtmiller. Mandy. Mashable. en. 2019-10-06.
11. Book: Tantaros, Andrea. Tied Up in Knots: How Getting What We Wanted Made Women Miserable. Broadside Books. 2016. 0062351869. 206-207.
12. Web site: Butter In Your Coffee and Other Cons: Stories From a Fitness Insider. 25 August 2015 .