Minutely works with the largest media properties in sports as a video optimization platform for digital publishers. 

Amit Golan's background boasts a wide spectrum of talents having served as a special forces unit Commander to being a teacher, mentor, entrepreneur, and mentor at Google. 

Minutely was founded in 2014 to drive video engagement and revolutionize the online video consumption process into a more financially rewarding and compelling content source. 

Chapters:

(00:50) From B2C to B2B

(06:50) Special Forces background

(09:00) Why Israel tech is strong 

(12:40) Building in sports as not a fan 

(13:30) Minutely products 

(20:50) Business model 

(22:50) Future of media & AI

(29:10) Minutely’s growth plans

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Amit Golan:

Minutely: https://minute.ly/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-golan-7b291042/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

*Disclaimer: Minutely is a portfolio company of Profluence Capital Holdings LLC in which the host is a partner. 

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After successfully exiting Rivals (Yahoo) and 24/7 (CBS), Shannon Terry began building his third sports media platform in On3. 

On3 is a top resource for college sports, recruiting, and NIL. 

Shannon Terry and On3 are consistently in the news cycle thanks to their proprietary “NIL Valuation” system. 

Chapters:

(03:40) Rivals

(06:00) 24/7 Sports

(10:45) On3 inception 

(13:05) NIL valuations 

(18:00) College sports utopia 

(22:40) Future of the NCAA 

(24:40) Women’s sports 

(26:40) Shifting media world 

(29:00) Future of On3

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Shannon Terry:

On3: https://www.on3.com/

X: https://x.com/ShannonTerry

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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Lance Dietz is an investment partner who focuses on sports, collectibles, well-being, and gaming.

KB Partners raised a $100M+ fund to deploy capital into the early stages of sports. 

Lance Dietz played college basketball at Army West Point, has an MBA from the University of Chicago, and joined KB Partners in 2018 as a principal before reaching partner status in 2021. 

Chapters:

(01:15) Top trends in sports

(03:15) How to learn new verticals 

(08:50) Talent entering industry 

(11:40) How to get investors attention

(15:40) US vs international 

(17:20) Characteristics of successful companies 

(20:10) Evaluating emerging leagues 

(22:30) Approach to AI startups

(27:45) Sports Tech insights 

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Lance Dietz:

KB Partners: https://kbpartners.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lancedietz/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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Mike Nicoll is a former hooper turned award-winning filmmaker focused heavily on basketball's business side in his documentaries. 

The Spoils penetrates a shadowy financial system: America’s youth basketball industrial complex. With unprecedented access to the money game that dominates the sport, the film unravels the raw capitalism of the American basketball machine.

Mike Nicoll has directed 3 feature films, best known for writing & directing "At All Costs" - a feature documentary acquired by Netflix in 2017.

Chapters:

(01:20) The Spoils

(07:20) Shocking revelations

(10:10) How the AAU system works 

(13:05) Why travel basketball exists

(20:20) Reimagining the system

(26:55) Business of basketball

(35:20) Next films

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Mike Nicoll:

Website: https://thespoilsmovie.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-nicoll/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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After 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, José Bautista has made the jump into entrepreneurship and investing. 

He took a majority position in Marucci Sports and helped them to an exit and has also invested in outwear company Canada Goose.

José Bautista recently bought the majority position in a USL team, Las Vegas Lights FC. 

Chapters:

(01:45) Owning a pro sports team

(05:45) Transition from athlete to investor 

(08:15) Marucci Sports to exit

(11:30) Due diligence and evaluating deals

(14:15) MLB players vs other sports

(20:50) What stands out in founders

(22:45) Deals he’s looking at

(26:00) Baseball tech and robot-umpires

(32:10) Las Vegas Lights & USL

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José Bautista:

X: https://x.com/joeybats19

Las Vegas Lights: https://www.lasvegaslightsfc.com/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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With soon-to-be 16 eatertainment facilities, Chicken N Pickle is expanding across the country with their “TopGolf for Pickleball” concept. 

Chicken N Pickle is an entertainment complex that includes a restaurant, sports bar, pickleball courts, and a variety of yard games. 

Kelli Alldredge joined part-time at the first location and went full-time as the president in 2023. 

Chapters:

(01:15) Landing at Chicken N Pickle

(04:25) Rollout of more locations 

(07:10) Chicken N Pickle description 

(09:30) GTM strategy 

(12:20) Learnings/Mistakes in eatertainment

(17:20) Building partnerships team

(20:20) Sponsoring athletes 

(24:00) Eatertainment trends

(27:00) 3 categories of pickleball players

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Kelli Alldredge:

Website: https://chickennpickle.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelli-alldredge-553920249/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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Recently closing out their $4M Series A round, Forever Network is adding more sports and new products and expanding to the United States. 

Forever Network is a social-first sports media company that started as a basketball social media page in Australia. 

in 2023, Nicholas Kelland joined Forever Network coming from the agency and marketing world.

Chapters:

(01:20) Forever Network origin story

(04:25) Monetization 

(07:50) Expanding into US market

(10:00) New product 

(15:10) Advantages of internal media 

(18:05) Content to acquire customers

(22:20) Trends in sports media 

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Nicholas Kelland:

Website: https://www.forevernetwork.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-kelland-b59042146/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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With ownership in 3 pro teams, including Premier League club Ipswich Town FC, Brett Johnson has made a name for himself as one of the best investors in sports (particularly soccer). 

Ten years ago, Benevolent Capital was formed by Brett Johnson and his twin brother Grant Johnson to invest in sports assets. 

Some of Brett Johnson’s other investments include Profluence Capital Fund I, Athletic Brewing, Terracycle, Oura, Getaway, and Carbon 6. 

Chapters:

(01:20) Ipswich Town FC promotion to EPL

(02:55) Investing in sports journey 

(05:20) Promotion & relegation in U.S. 

(08:00) Sports investing as asset class

(13:30) Getting outside investors excited 

(16:50) Multi-club ownership & USL

(20:10) Brett’s typical day 

(21:50) Rhode Island FC

(25:00) Next 10 years in sports

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Brett Johnson:

Benevolent Capital: https://benevolentcapital.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-m-johnson-70b148/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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Acquired by 3STEP Sports, West Coast Elite is the largest basketball event operator on the West Coast with more than 100 events in 11 states. 

WCE is the premier grassroots basketball program and is a member of the Under Armour Association, WCE teams play a national schedule. 

Ryan Silver is the founder and CEO who previously ran a nightclub before creating West Coast Elite and Silver Waves Media. 

Chapters:

(01:40) Starting youth sports club

(06:25) 3STEP acquisition 

(08:25) West Coast Elite success

(09:30) Misconceptions of AAU

(11:45) Business model

(17:00) Shift in parents

(20:45) Men’s vs women’s AAU

(24:35) Trends to watch

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Ryan Silver:

WCE: https://westcoastelitebasketball.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachryansilver/?hl=en

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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ScorePlay now counts over 130 sports clients and has experienced great growth since the $5M seed round last year. 

ScorePlay provides a suite of products that help sports organizations automate their media workflows, grow their brand, and unlock new revenue streams.

Victorien Tixier previously co-founded a digital suite for 5-side-football centers, Hydra, which was acquired. 

Chapters:

(01:35) Creation of ScorePlay

(03:10) Doing market research 

(06:15) Bootstrapping to start 

(08:30) Pricing models

(11:00) Selling to different sports clients

(15:45) Europe vs USA differences 

(18:05) Where most clients come from 

(21:40) $5M seed round insights

(24:10) Vision for ScorePlay

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Victorien Tixier:

ScorePlay: https://www.scoreplay.io/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorien-tixier-28543510b/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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