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- 18 Mar 2014
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The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
business, but for life." Howe, a towering 6'6", likens sports and business, although he admits he was an "awful" football player (tight end) at Princeton. "Business is fun because it's a competition," he says. And, as in sports, it helps...
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- 17 Feb 2016
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Red Sox taking ticket resales in-house
- 01 Jun 2014
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How to Make Robots Seem Less Creepy
- 06 Jul 2023
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Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
numbers, and—in most games—umpires don't miss any calls on the field. And today, that expanded instant replay system is only employed once every other game. "We designed the system based on the data and not based on the perception,"...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Game On
ball, set to the pop-pop-popping soundtrack of the game, it makes for a snappy scene on a Tuesday afternoon. Pickleball, if you haven’t heard, is the fastest growing sport in the United States, with 48 million people—an astounding 19...
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- 01 Jun 2023
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Curb Appeal
of laughter from the burly men sporting crew cuts and gold DSNY shields who had gathered around her conference table. (The agency employs approximately 7,500 uniformed workers and 2,500 civilian staffers.) “I really like the modernizing...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Community
correctly acquire tokens—digital assets built on blockchains—which can be traded or redeemed for rewards, from limited edition digital art to sports memorabilia. At the same time, Bleacher Report gains new engagement from viewers and...
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- 01 Jun 2023
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Pet Project
data will confirm. The relative investment in driving new customer acquisition via retail is much lower than ecommerce, where driving site traffic is costly, and even SEO and referrals require investment. So a true apples-to-apples...
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- 01 Mar 2015
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The Next Big Swing
MLB Advanced Media’s new Statcast system provides measures for every play, arming analysts like Tippett with a wealth of new data. (Courtesy of MLB.com) Tom Tippett’s love of sports data began at age seven,...
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- 01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
retribution. Fusion Strategy: How Real-Time Data and AI Will Power the Industrial Future By Vijay Govindarajan (MBA 1976, DBA 1978) and Venkat Venkatraman Harvard Business School Press Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon, and Google can...
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- 12 Sep 2018
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Game-Changing Analytics
As CEO of the Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR), Jessica Gelman (AB 1997, MBA 2002) is working “to change the conversation around how data analytics are used in the sports and entertainment business.” Spun off...
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- 04 Sep 2019
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Advanced Statistics Are the New Foam Fingers
The Quantified Athlete “Athletes will always look to improve their performance and stay injury-free with technology. But the sports media industry is also starting to explore how to incorporate athlete data...
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- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Wide Screen Approach
notes, women were part of the main event for the first time ever. “And it happened because the data drove that decision-making, and the voice from our fans drove that decision-making,” she says. “To me, it’s more than a great anecdote. It...
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- 26 Jul 2018
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Running the Numbers
first intranet for a Fortune 50 company. “That was my first exposure to the way innovative data management can transform a big organization,” she notes. “When I went on to HBS, that seed had definitely been planted.” After HBS, Gelman...
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Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2017
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The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
acquired by Amazon for nearly $1 billion. The acquisition was viewed with amazement by those unfamiliar with the young and rapidly growing sector. But a year later esports achieved a milestone traditional US sports fans could understand....
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- 21 Oct 2021
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DraftKings Backs New VC Firm
and gaming, media and fan engagement, human performance, and data analytics and monetization.” The $60 million in initial funding, the Globe notes, includes capital from DraftKings as well as the ownership of the New England Patriots,...
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- 09 Mar 2021
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Expanding the Fan Base
- 01 Dec 2016
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Case Study: Sweat the Technique
Science Entrepreneurship at HBS, cites studies showing that even mild dehydration can compromise performance by as much as 29 percent. Nix has garnered interest from both endurance athletes—which include about 30 million dedicated runners in the United States alone—and...
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Dan Morrell
- 01 Dec 2020
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Well Matched
Her interests leaned more in the direction of strategy—and sports. Rapaport found plenty of outlets in both areas at HBS, where she was president of the Business of Sports Club. She also volunteered for Crossover into Business, an HBS...
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- 01 Dec 2013
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Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
demographics of America shift," he explains. With a relatively short season compared to other sports leagues, the NFL has scored by developing the off-season draft and scouting combine into days-long, high-powered media events. This could...
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