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Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon sports leader lands at DraftKings; Seattle tech vet launches advisory firm

GeekWire

Marie Donoghue , who previously helped lead Amazon’s sports content initiatives, is now chief business and growth officer at sports betting giant DraftKings. Kelley previously was a program director for Microsoft’s military affairs program and was a talent acquisition director at Amazon. Kirt Debique.

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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Kerry Carter tackles CEO role at Atavus as ex-pro aims to grow adoption of football training technique

GeekWire

(Atavus Photo) Kerry Carter , a former pro football player with the Seattle Seahawks and other teams, is tackling a new role as CEO at Atavus , the Seattle-based sports technology company that teaches proper tackling technique. Atavus has grown beyond being a consulting company for NFL teams and higher-end collegiate programs.

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Top 6 best sports app ideas in 2023

Dataconomy

People all across the world are passionate about various sports, including soccer, cricket, tennis, rugby, baseball, and basketball, making sports a billion-dollar business. You will be astonished by the selection of sports applications available when you visit the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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Tagboard lands $4M to boost cloud production studio, build off partnerships with ESPN and NBA

GeekWire

(Tagboard screenshot) Tagboard , a Seattle-area startup that helps sports, news, entertainment, and other brands produce live broadcasts, raised another $4 million. The 50-person company launched more than a decade ago to help sports teams display social media content. It has more than 600 clients, including FOX Sports and UFC.

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Tech Moves: Madrona investor returns to Microsoft; Edifecs adds CFO; and more

GeekWire

Seattle tech exec Norbert Orth joined Dallas construction software company Beck Technology as CEO. The Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington launched the Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program, led by Winona Kantamaneni. ” Datar will become an advisor in the Madrona Founder Advisory Network.

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Your Enterprise has too many Cyber-ish People

CTOvision

Cyber has been called the ultimate team sport: CIOs, CTOs, SysAdmins, Software Developers, CISOs, threat teams, red teams, testing groups, etc. It seems more like a jobs program that moves headcount from one part of the enterprise to the expensive nerdy-side. By John Scott. etc, but really should it be? So: constrain funding!