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March 25, 2013

EA and the Future

Business

It is interesting to think about EA’s assets and the current state of the digital game economy in light of the challenges a new leader at EA might face.

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March 06, 2013

Soccer Analytics at SSAC and Beyond

Football

The lack of really important football analytics contributions on display at SSAC '13, particularly compared to the great leaps forward being made in basketball, makes me wonder. Is there less here than meets the eye?

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March 02, 2013

2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Business

I love this conference (for my take on last year's SSAC, click here). I have zero professional connection to the world of sports business or analytics, and I rarely discover anything investable here, but I still find this two-day affair one of the most thought provoking and fascinating on my calendar.

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February 09, 2013

Snapchat

Business

In an article that appeared today Snapchat announced that Benchmark has led their Series A financing. I will be joining the board of directors, alongside founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy.

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