Tech Chairs - The Sports Tech Podcast
The podcast for sports tech founders, innovators and CEOs. Hear how to start and grow a business while avoiding the pitfalls - all within a unique and exciting industry. Join STA Group CEO Rebecca Hopkins and sports broadcaster Alex Dibble has they discover the answers to your startup's big questions.
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Episodes
14 episodes
The Failed Business - Trev Keane
Finances & Failure - Trev Keane thought he had the deal done. But it fell through and his business failed. In this episode he looks at what he could have done differently and offers unusual advice on how to choose a business partner. <...
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Episode 2
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37:04
The Early Troubles - Myles Grote
Finances & Failure - the first 1-2 years provides numerous challenges to a tech startup. In this episode co-founder of Upper Hand, Myles Grote speaks candidly about the financial mistakes he made and how he could have avoided them.Po...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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36:59
Finances & Failure - what to expect
Is my sports tech company going to fail? Am I making big financial mistakes? These questions keep founders lying awake at night. STA Group CEO Rebecca Hopkins and sports broadcaster Alex Dibble explain how they will be answered in Tech Chairs S...
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Season 2
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6:33
So Why Are Your Bikes’ Handlebars 42”?
No sport, competitively or recreationally, has changed more in the past 30 years than cycling. At the heart of this has been an Olympic champion, technical wizard, entrepreneur and campaigner. Chris Boardman is Rebecca and John’s guest on this ...
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Episode 9
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17:21
When Did Sailing Become F1 On Sea?
Ben Ainslie, is more than Britain’s greatest ever competitive sailor. His trophy cabinet might be huge but his thirst for technology-driven success is boundless. Ben talks Rebecca and John through his career through the lens of technology, from...
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Episode 8
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17:34
F1 – Driving to Survive The Technology?
Widely regarded as the most tech-forward of all popular sports, F1 has technology running through its DNA. This time, John and Rebecca are joined by Simon Taylor, a man who for 50 years has scrutinized every car, driver, race and designer in mo...
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Episode 7
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16:12
Sports Broadcast – When Did One Screen Stop Being Enough?
Today there are countless ways and formats for watching sport – but how did this happen? Rebecca and John talk to two of the men directly responsible. Paul Davies is a leading figure from TV and determines Wimbledon’s annual broadcast, while Da...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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19:06
From the Track to the High Street: How Sports Apparel Is Big Business
Say ‘sports technology’ to most people and they think ‘wearables’ but how did we get to this point – and what is that market worth? John and Rebecca talking through this multi-billion-dollar market with two experts with vastly different backgro...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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19:17
Athlete Genetic Mapping with Andrew Steele
This episode of Tech Chairs takes us into the DNA of elite athletes – literally! Rebecca and John hear Andy Steele’s story. Andy was an Olympic athlete who wanted to know why he...
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Episode 4
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15:36
How Series One Sizzles…
Anyone who is a self-proclaimed ‘sports nut’ probably thinks they know how sports works.Think again.Tech Chairs is the podcast that lifts the lid on how elite sport is getting faster, stronger...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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1:54
How Hawk-Eye Happened
For many, Hawk-Eye IS sports technology and this edition of Tech Chairs, John and Rebecca are joined by ‘The Godfather of Sports Technology’, Paul Hawkins. Paul shares his story...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:16
How Tech Snuck Up on Sport (Part Two)
This is part two of our brief history of the relationship between sport and technology. In this show we look at the tech-led revolution of the past two decades, as data, new realities and wearable tech shapes how we train, view and engage with ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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19:14
How Tech Snuck Up on Sport (Part One)
Tech Chairs is a new podcast exploring the many ways technology drives sport. In the first episode, sports presenter, John Inverdale and sports tech entrepreneur, Rebecca Hopkin...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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13:32
Tech Chairs - The Sports Technology Podcast
Technology is changing each aspect of every sport we all love … and Tech Chairs explains how.Tech Chairs is a new sports podcast which is presented by broadcaster, John Inverdale and sports tech entrepreneur, Rebecca Hopkins. Each week,...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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