{"id":19487,"date":"2021-03-29T09:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?page_id=19487"},"modified":"2026-01-03T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:21:26","slug":"sports-tech-founders-initiative","status":"publish","type":"mentoring-programs","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/mentoring-programs\/sports-tech-founders-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Tech Founders Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div id=\"hero\" class=\"x-section cs-ta-center blackfounders bg-image\" style=\"margin: 0 0px;padding: 4% 0px 6%; background-image: url(https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sports-tech-founders.jpg); background-color: transparent;\" data-x-element=\"section\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;parallax&quot;:false}\"><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container cs-ta-center max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;opacity: 0;transition-duration: 750ms;\" data-x-element=\"column\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:true}\" data-fade=\"true\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e19487-e4 mf1b-0 mf1b-1\"><p><svg id=\"Layer_1\" data-name=\"Layer 1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 400 400\"><defs><\/defs><\/svg><\/p>\n<p><style>.cls-1{fill:none;stroke:#fff;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-width:9px;}<\/style><rect class=\"cls-1\" x=\"158.86\" y=\"186.88\" width=\"79.22\" height=\"113.17\"><\/rect><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\" ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-1\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" ><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text cs-ta-center\" style=\"\" ><h1 class=\"hero_titles\">Sports Tech Founders<\/h1>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><p><!--&#091;if lte IE 8&#093;>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2-legacy.js\"><\/script>\n<!&#091;endif&#093;--><br \/>\n<script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/v2.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  hbspt.forms.create({\n\tportalId: \"5414449\",\n\tformId: \"597cf1d3-a452-4eae-b72b-76ddac393b22\",\n\tonFormSubmit: function($form){\n        setTimeout( function() {\n            var formData = $form.serialize();\n            window.location = \"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/request\/?\" + formData;\n        }, 250 ); \/\/ Redirects to url with query string data from form fields after 250 milliseconds.\n    }\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"\" class=\"x-text\" style=\"\" ><div class=\"join_group_cta join_group_cta_link\">\n<p class=\"join_group_cta--title\">\nAlready a member?\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/members.foundersnetwork.com\/group\/all\/\" class=\"join_group_cta--link\">Join a Group<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e19487-e10 mf1b-8\" id=\"about_section\"><div class=\"x-container max width e19487-e11 mf1b-a mf1b-b mf1b-c flex_row_height\"><div class=\"x-column x-sm x-2-3 e19487-e12 mf1b-f women_colum_left\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e19487-e13 mf1b-h mf1b-i GLOBAL-subtitle\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Sports Tech Founders Initiative<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e19487-e14 mf1b-0 mf1b-1 intro_text\"><span><\/span><span>The Founders Network Sports Software Initiative brings together founders that are improving athletic performance through technology, innovating on sports management and promotion, and in other ways advancing the future of sports. 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You\u2019ll have the opportunity to connect with your fellow chapter members, discuss startup challenges, and celebrate recently ... Read More<\/p><span class=\"duration venue\"><em> at <\/em>Blend Station<\/span><\/li><li class=\"ecs-event\"><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/function\/from-dot-com-lessons-to-100m-in-revenue-the-founder-journey-of-jeff-ready\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">From Dot Com Lessons to $100M in Revenue: The Founder Journey of Jeff Ready<\/a><\/h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-800x600 size-800x600 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-scaled.png 2048w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-560x280.png 560w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-100x50.png 100w, https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_15-Jeff-Ready-Eventbrite-1280x640.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span class=\"duration time\"><span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">January 15 @ 9:30 am<\/span> - <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">11:00 am<\/span> <span class='timezone'> PST <\/span><\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title summary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/function\/from-dot-com-lessons-to-100m-in-revenue-the-founder-journey-of-jeff-ready\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">From Dot Com Lessons to $100M in Revenue: The Founder Journey of Jeff Ready<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"ecs-excerpt\">\u00a0 Across three decades and multiple companies, the founder\u2019s journey is rarely linear, and Jeff Ready\u2019s career proves it. 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