Just A Cup - Arpen Desai, co-founder of SportsFirst | S2E65

About this episode

Bryan interviews Arpan Desai about the intersection of sports tech and startup culture, focusing on AI and data's impact on sports.

Sports tech meets startup grit: Bryan sits down with Arpan Desai, Co-Founder/CTO at SportsFirst, to unpack how AI, data, and product thinking are reshaping athlete performance, fan engagement, and the business of sport—plus hard-won lessons from building for elite teams

People in this episode

Host: Bryan

Guest: Arpan Desai

Topics covered

• sports tech
• AI
• athlete performance
• fan engagement
• startup
• business of sport

Keywords

• sports tech
• AI
• data
• athlete performance
• fan engagement
• startup
• elite teams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SportsFirst

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