In 2017, more than 60 of the top 100 most-watched television events were sports-related, a dominance that has led to advertisers concentrating a heavy portion of their attention and spend on live sports broadcasts. But, as with all live television, viewership numbers are generally declining across the board: NFL, NHL, MLB and more. A McKinsey […]
You’ve probably seen the long lists of sports, music, and entertainment events taking place across Atlanta in anticipation of the Big Game. But Super Bowl LIII has also inspired a host of entrepreneur and innovation-focused gatherings. Whether you want to break into the business of sports, learn about the cutting-edge technology driving the game, or […]
In partnership with Your Ideas Are Terrible, Georgia Tech Athletics presents The Sports Innovation Challenge, a free 24-hour hackathon focused on innovation in sports and athletics. During the challenge, teams will build new products or services to fix an existing problem, all within a day. Participants will pitch their final projects to a panel of school […]
From dresses to razors, snacks to automobiles, the number of products and services moving away from pay-per-purchase to a subscription model grows every day. Now, with almost half a year of a successful pilot in the Atlanta market, a new subscription product for live, ticketed events has shown that the model can save event attendees […]
Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint works closely with founders to enable them to think clearly about their businesses. It is unique in implementing startup engineering, a business creation and innovation process developed by its Director, Dr. Merrick Furst. Over the past 6 months, a solid group of teams have been working their way through the startup engineering process […]