Upside Chat: Jake Lush McCrum, CEO of The Rajasthan Royals (Top Indian cricket team)

This week we had the honor to interview Jake Lush McCrum, CEO of The Rajasthan Royals, a top Indian cricket team. Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on his background, and his role as a CEO of a top cricket team. Then we talked about how important [...]

Upside Startup Profile: Dream VR (VR + Metaverse + NFT)

Upside startup: Dream VR Headquartered: Barcelona, Miami (Florida) Founded: 2016 Website: www.thedreamvr.com Amount money raised: $5M Sector: VR Content, Metaverse, NFT Major Partnerships 2019-2020: Real Madrid & Formula 1 Dream VR is a digital start-up with registered office in Miami and subsidiary in Barcelona; with its pioneering technology platform and [...]

Upside Chat: Alex Zimmerman, VP of Personal Training, Programming & Development at Equinox

This week we had the honor to interview Alex Zimmerman, VP of Personal Training, Programming & Development at Equinox, the leading operator of luxury fitness clubs. The company takes an integrative approach to high-performance living, incorporating all aspects of movement, nutrition, and regeneration, to help members maximize their [...]

Upside: HR/HRV Monitoring Market (Key vendors, Trends & Recommendations to Teams)

HR/HRV monitoring market: Key Players, Trends, Recommendations to Pro Teams With less than 10 leading HR/HRV monitoring vendors (Polar, Firstbeat, Suunto, Whoop..) in the market today, aside from GPS systems, HR/HRV monitoring systems have become one of the most common technologies used by pro teams today. Similar to GPS systems, [...]

Upside Chat: David Hobbs, Mojo Vision (World’s First AR contact lenses)

This week we had the honor to interview David Hobbs, the Senior Director of Product Management at Mojo Vision, the leading startup building the world’s first AR Contact Lenses. Of note, Mojo Vision has raised $170M+ to date. ? Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on his [...]

Upside VC Profile: Stadia Ventures

Upside VC profile of the month: Investment platform name: Stadia Ventures Headquartered: St. Louis, MO Founded: 2015 Managing Partners: Joe Pimmel, Brandon Janosky, Alex Chalmers Website: https://www.stadiaventures.com Sectors: Sports + Esports VC type: Pre Series A investor and accelerator. Acceleration duration: 14 weeks Typical investment range: $50k-$250k Total number of [...]

Best Practices On How To Best Create VC Decks & Pitch Sports Tech Startups To VCs

For the past 10 years I have worked and helped many sports tech startups raise money, meaning helped them put together VC decks and connect them with potential investors (VCs, angels, Teams’ VC arms..). Now I never guarantee startups that I can help them raise money. However what I can [...]

Upside Chat: Ismael Fernandez, ThermoHuman CEO

This week we had the honor to interview Ismael Fernandez, CEO of ThermoHuman, a leading company in the thermography space, which helps teams reduce muscle injuries and quantify internal load. ? Show Notes: Through this interview, we touched on his background, his company, your product and how it [...]

Upside Analysis: NFTs Vs Crypto Vs Digital Currency, How Are They Different?

For the past 6 months we have been talking to lots of clubs regarding NFTs, what it is and how it can benefit them. But one thing is becoming more clear every day. Many clubs do not understand the difference between crypto and NFTs. And the clubs are not alone. [...]

Upside Chat: Alexi Pianosi, Strengths and Conditioning Coach, Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)

  This week we had the honor to interview Alexi Pianosi, the strengths and conditioning coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins, a leading NHL team. ? Show Notes: Through this conversation Great we touched on his background, his role at the Penguins, as well as the impact of COVID. [...]

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