GOQii has launched a ‘coach’ marketplace model, wherein users will be able to hire coaches irrespective of their location. These independent coaches will need to take tests based on GOQii prescribed curriculum and earn a certification to provides their services on the platform, post which they will work on a revenue sharing model. It seems like GOQii, which previously paired users with a coach by default, will now offer users a choice as to which coach to choose. According to the company, its looking to sign up 10,000 independent coaches by next year, who will be available for hire through its ‘coach marketplace’. However its not clear if coaches will charge users independently, how much of the revenue is shared by GOQii or how new coaches can sign up. We have written to the company asking about this and are awaiting their reply. GOQii had officially launched its fitness solution in India in August last year, after debuting it on a limited pilot basis in February. The platform offers a solution comprising of a water-resistant fitness tracker GOQii Band which has features like full touch display, a vibrating alarm and automatic wireless syncing via Bluetooth LE, GOQii Coach, a team of people selected from various areas of fitness, sports, nutrition and behavioral science who have apparently been trained to analyze the data generated by the tracker and recommend changes to users for a better lifestyle and GOQii Experts which is a group of health, fitness and habit experts who will…
