The PWHL is expanding aggressively, going from an original 6 teams, to 8 this season, to 10-12 next season. They’ve built the entire league on bold ideas and risk taking, creating a truly differentiated product. I wrote about this, link below
Unexpected occupational hazard: I often walk with founders while doing office hours, and today I talked to one guy for so long about potential startup ideas that we must have walked several miles.
I’m convinced no one on twitter ever reads things because all of these “essays” that go viral now are such surface level analysis and my entire feed is bros falling over themselves to compliment each other on their thought leadership
George Kittle on getting ready for the playoffs:
“We have a whole new season ahead of us. Hopefully we get Trent back. That’s super helpful. Maybe Ricky. I hate losing to the Seahawks, but we get to play football next week and whoever it is… go Cardinals.”
"We almost got into the fight and we were like 'Well, we made it worth our trip'" -- This story from the Spencer Bros on Cam and his dad almost getting into a fight is gold
"His loss leaves a hole in our family and in the Oakland community he served so passionately."
John Beam, the revered Laney College football coach and athletic director, died Friday morning after being shot on campus a day earlier.
📷: John O'Hara, Deanne Fitzmaurice/S.F. Chronicle Archive photos
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The biggest PE firms in the world (Apollo, TPG, CVC, etc.) are all raising sports-specific funds. At the heart of the thesis is the rising value of media deals for sports leagues. In the below post, I explore why these investments are so attractive, and what is driving growth