#24: Dugald Macdonald - CEO, Co-Founder Sportable | Creating moneyball for rugby | Mixing data, technology, and sports | Scaling a sports startup globally | Athlete performance analytics The Petcash Pod π
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A former rugby player himself, Dugald Macdonald wanted to connect the worlds of sport and data. He co-founded Sportable in 2015 alongside NASA engineer Dr. Peter Husemeyer.
Sportable specializes in designing and implementing cutting-edge data collection technology β enabling fans to see inside the play. They started by adding chips inside rugby balls and have expanded to additional verticals over the years.
8 years since its inception, Sportable is a global startup with over 70 employees.
Chapters:
(02:40) Creation story of Sportable
(07:15) Athletes and performance analytics
(12:30) Process from chip in the ball to the end user
(16:25) Challenges of scaling a global sports company
(18:05) Size of Sportable currently and the niche approach
(21:00) Sports trends to watch
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Dugald Macdonald links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugald-macdonald-29a4ab75/
Website: https://www.sportable.com/
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Andrew Petcash links:
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π₯ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/
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Thanks for listening!
A former rugby player himself, Dugald Macdonald wanted to connect the worlds of sport and data. He co-founded Sportable in 2015 alongside NASA engineer Dr. Peter Husemeyer.
Sportable specializes in designing and implementing cutting-edge data collection technology β enabling fans to see inside the play. They started by adding chips inside rugby balls and have expanded to additional verticals over the years.
8 years since its inception, Sportable is a global startup with over 70 employees.
Chapters:
(02:40) Creation story of Sportable
(07:15) Athletes and performance analytics
(12:30) Process from chip in the ball to the end user
(16:25) Challenges of scaling a global sports company
(18:05) Size of Sportable currently and the niche approach
(21:00) Sports trends to watch
.
Dugald Macdonald links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dugald-macdonald-29a4ab75/
Website: https://www.sportable.com/
.
Andrew Petcash links:
π Website: https://profluence.com
βοΈ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com
π Podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrewpetcash
π£ Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash
πΊ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash
πΈ Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash
πΌ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/
π₯ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/
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Thanks for listening!
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