Andrew Steele

Olympic medallist. Helped lead a digital health startup from zero to IPO. Now building Stride

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

A VC recently viewed my deck, for a whole 3 seconds, from the Maldives.

The feedback: “Not clear on the strategy”

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

I was once pitching in a board room at a top 3 VC firm for a $15M Series A.

12 people in the meeting. One of the GPs fully fell asleep. Out cold for 30+ minutes. Nobody acknowledged it. Everyone just kept going.

I kept presenting my Series A slides to an unconscious man in a Herman Miller chair and somehow that was considered normal. That's venture capital.

You might fly across the country to perform for people who may or may not be conscious.

It's a dance.

And sometimes you lead and sometimes you follow and sometimes your partner is unconscious.

If you're raising right now, just know: every founder has a story like this. The process is weird. The power dynamic is weird. You're not crazy for thinking it's weird.

No one talks about it because they want to continue raising. But I'm happy to stick my neck out there.

It is weird.

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

I trained my OpenClaw agent to go skiing for me, so I can focus on coding #lockedin

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

@statto I made a return to X just for this moment

[Andrew Steele @statto]

@AndrewSteele 2020: Andrew publishes a book on longevity. Andrew is pivoting towards performance and longevity based health tracking.

2025: Andrew Steeles finally unite for coffee in Berlin!

LOL. Here’s to more (Andrew Steele)² content in future. :)

[Andrew Steele @statto]

2008: @statto is in the middle of his physics PhD, while @andrewsteele is winning bronze at the Beijing Olympics.

2013: Andrew moves from physics to genomics, while Andrew starts a DNA-testing-for-sports company.

[Andrew Steele @statto]

OMG I just met Andrew Steele!

Andrew and I have weirdly parallel lives…

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

@seaningle @jackrbuckner Nothing like the smell of ligament in the morning

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

🍿 Looking forward to the arrival of the “BUT THEY SHOULD JUST DO IT FOR THE LOVE OF THE SPORT!” brigade in response to this…

[Sean Ingle @seaningle]

World Athletics says it will give every gold medal winner at Paris Olympics 50,000 dollars. Becomes first sport to do so for Olympics. Will be interesting to see IOC response …

[Margriet de Schutter @MargrietdeS]

Thanks @rebecca_hopkins & @SportTechGroup for staging a networking lunch around Athlete Data Ownership. Interesting insights by panelists #AndyDanson @AndrewSteele @PaulMcKernan & #TimLopez. Also thx to colleague presenter #JohnInverdale for challenging me in front of the crowd😄

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

Amazing news, congrats to the legend @jamiefox1 on joining @WorldAthletics as Director of Comms.

Excellent appointment, excellent man.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

World Athletics has appointed Jamie Fox as Director of Communications following a worldwide recruitment process which began in March this year.

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

@Cathal_Dennehy This event looks amazing

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

In the bizarre world of track fandom, even showing the world record pace on in-field lighting is considered controversial by some…

But, it was a huge value add in Kipyegon’s world record Friday night at the Florence #DiamondLeague, especially the way she broke free in last 100m

[Steven Mills @srmills90]

I know wavelights are polarising but I thought they added a real presentational value to Kipyegon’s WR yesterday.

Being able to see exactly how far ahead of the record she was in real-time was a brilliant indicator of just how much she broke the record by.

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

@srmills90 Absolutely excellent addition

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

Also featuring @rezzil @statsports @KitmanLabs @plantiga, amongst others.

https://t.co/4O9W2jE77k

#sporttech #performancetech #humanperformance

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

A couple of weeks ago this thread on live biometric tech in sport “blew up”.

I’ve been researching a number of performance tools in sport, and the businesses behind them.

The main finding - it’s VERY hard to build a business just supplying sport.

But it IS possible…

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

Track and Field needs a new lease of life.

I think we should find new ways to add value to the viewing experience.

Yesterday I asked athletes if they would be happy to share their live biometric data for broadcast, and the response was an overwhelming yes.

🧵A quick thread…

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

Some companies manage it,
like @catapultsports and @Teamworks.

But it seems even the big guys eventually find themselves with a consumer offering.

I wrote about this in the latest episode of my newsletter -> https://t.co/4O9W2jE77k

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

If you found this interesting, I write a bi-weekly newsletter exploring human performance technologies.

Subscribe here 👉 https://t.co/4O9W2jE77k

I’ll cover this topic in more depth in my next edition, including the technical feasibility, pros/cons and commercial model

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

Track and Field needs a new lease of life.

I think we should find new ways to add value to the viewing experience.

Yesterday I asked athletes if they would be happy to share their live biometric data for broadcast, and the response was an overwhelming yes.

🧵A quick thread…

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

Athletes (and track fans)!

If you were asked to wear biometric tracking pre, during and post race that fed live information to viewers, such as Heart Rate, Sweat Rate etc would you be willing?

How about if you were paid to do so?

#trackandfield #athletics

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

So @WorldAthletics @EuroAthletics @BBCSport @eurosport - fancy it? I will build it for you!

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

@TheFiveWsPod 💯

[Andrew Steele @AndrewSteele]

@MichaelaCMKhan @PSAWorldTour @sportsdatalabs Thanks, really interesting! Just Heart Rate or anything else tracked also?

[Michaela Khan @MichaelaCMKhan]

@AndrewSteele Squash has used live biometric data in their broadcasts - definitely adds a new dimension for the viewer!

@PSAWorldTour @sportsdatalabs

https://t.co/lZUYFX1Ft1