A New Way to Cheer: Buying Shares in an Athlete
Friday, 26 June 2020
The global sports market is worth a whopping 488 billion USD and encompasses 97 per cent of the world’s population, according to a 2018 study. Perhaps it’s no surprise that innovators in the field are constantly on the lookout for ‘the next big thing’. Esports, wearable technology, and virtual reality are all emerging verticals in the
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In Conversation with NETFIT Netball’s Sarah Wall
Friday, 26 June 2020
Combining netball and gym classes, NETFIT Netball is a dual digital and physical program designed to get girls and young women active. Featuring workout videos, fitness plans, coaching drills and wellbeing tips delivered in a short and sharp fashion by some of netball’s most well-known names. NETFIT’s content is delivered via its broadcast network for
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Don’t Look Back 007: Just Play
Monday, 22 June 2020
In this edition of Don’t Look Back, we go back to speak to the CEO of Just Play, David Argyle, who gave us his perspective on how his company handled the pandemic and the state of play. They’re one of the Australian sports companies who is becoming a leader in the ‘Digitisation of Australian sports’
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Digital Sponsorship in a Time of Need
Friday, 19 June 2020
As social distancing guidelines ease, many sports fans have focused their attention on professional sport, like the return of the AFL this past week. But for the average Australian, their focus is on something else: the return of community sport. The reality of the situation is that local sports clubs were in danger of closing,
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A Digital Solution for Racehorse Owners and Fans Alike
Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Australia is a horse racing-mad community when it comes to betting and fan engagement. The thoroughbred racing industry in Australia contributes an annual $9.5 billion to the economy, and figures from Racing Australia suggest there are approximately 159,000 individuals involved in thoroughbred racing, including over 100,000 racehorse owners. That’s a lot of people to be organised. And for
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Startupbootcamp Interview Series: Humense
Friday, 12 June 2020
We bring you a series of interviews with the 10 companies accepted into Startupbootcamp’s Sports & EventTech cohort. In this edition we talked to the CEO of Humense Scott O’Brien. Before I started recording you brought up the genesis of how Humense goes back almost two decades. What your company is developing, are we ready
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SportsHi: High School Sports With a Mission
Thursday, 11 June 2020
Combining the power of sports and academics, SportsHi is a high school student-athlete network where members empower each other to be engaged with sports and their wider community. Founded by Alex Miles, SportsHi’s purpose is to give more high school students a chance at higher education. He recognised the problems that youths were having with
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Startupbootcamp Interview Series: Trendii
Thursday, 11 June 2020
We bring you a series of interviews with the 10 companies accepted into Startupbootcamp’s Sports & EventTech cohort. In this edition we talked to the co-founder of Trendii Aaron Woolf. What frustration inspired the genesis of Trendii? And how you’re wanting to change the way people shop. Aaron Woolf: “There are really two parts of
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Startupbootcamp Interview Series: Globatalent
Wednesday, 10 June 2020
We bring you a series of interviews with the 10 companies accepted into Startupbootcamp’s Sports & EventTech cohort. In this edition we talked to the CEO of Globatalent Sunil Bhardwaj. We’ll start with the benefits of your platform at club level. What are they? Sunil Bhardwaj: “In terms of the club, the benefit is if
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Startupbootcamp Interview Series: FlipTix
Tuesday, 09 June 2020
We bring you a series of interviews with the 10 companies accepted into Startupbootcamp’s Sports & EventTech cohort. In this edition we talked to the CEO of FlipTix Jaime Siegel. Ticketed events, physical events have come to a halt and we know why. So how has your company used the shutdown time to retool and
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