How GameChanger Became the World’s #1 Youth Sports App

About this episode

Sameer Ahuja discusses his journey with GameChanger and its rise as the leading youth sports app.

Sameer Ahuja is President of GameChanger, which he originally joined as VP of Finance and Analytics in 2017 before being promoted multiple times. He is also an SVP of Dick’s Sporting Goods, which acquired GameChanger in 2016. Prior to joining GameChanger, Sameer founded a boutique hedge fund called Dera Capital Advisors that he ran for six years. He is also a venture advisor for Marquee Ventures. Key Takeaways: GameChanger’s initial core product was built around scorekeeping for youth basebal...

People in this episode

Host: Phil Carter

Guest: Sameer Ahuja

Topics covered

• youth sports
• app development
• entrepreneurship
• finance
• analytics

Keywords

• GameChanger
• youth sports app
• Sameer Ahuja
• Dick’s Sporting Goods
• entrepreneurship
• finance
• analytics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GameChanger, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dera Capital Advisors, Marquee Ventures

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