A report published Wednesday by Nielsen outlines a number of key facts and figures about the current esports audience in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany. One telling statistic is that Call of Duty is by far the most popular game for esports fans in America, with 61 percent of esports fans playing—even more so […]
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced a three-year partnership on Thursday with Opta, a sports analytics company, to give the league access to detailed player data that could be used to enhance fan engagement, develop athlete performance and aid in scouting players. The deal makes Opta, which already provides data analytics to the English Premiere League, […]
This week’s guest on the SportTechie Podcast with Bram Weinstein has many titles: social media guru, internet celebrity, serial entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO of VaynerMedia. Owner of the New York Jets is the one title he still covets. Gary Vaynerchuk discusses brand building, karma, work ethic, serendipity, and how he plans to disrupt the AFC […]
Company name: Founder(s): Headquarters: Website: 1. What is your elevator pitch? 2. Problem & Solution 3. Market – your target market and the overall market 4. Business Model – how do you make money? 5. Management Team – with titles 6. Financial Needs: are you currently looking for investment? Have you raised investment already? If […]
Only the unidentified voice remains. The baseball game is gone. The drive to the field vanished. That morning’s school day disappeared. The previous weeks, too. Just four words, maybe from the catcher, linger in Jared Schwartz’s memory. “Are you OK, Jared?” Jared, then 12, was standing in the left-handed batter’s box of the local Little […]
