25th Hour Ideas

Nicholas Conte has been up to a lot since our last episode two years ago. He’s the first return guest, and the wisdom shared here about being a better coach, teammate, and friend is invaluable. 

Timestamps:
(1:40) What’s changed for us the past two years
(6:50) Perspective on coaching
(10:16) What keeps players and teams from reaching their potential?
(20:30) Being nice
(27:30) Building up others
(31:40) What we'd go back and change 
(48:20) Being a good teammate
(54:10) Having a winning mindset
(1:05:40) 23rd Hour

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Nicholas Conte has been up to a lot since our last episode two years ago. He’s the first return guest, and the wisdom shared here about being a better coach, teammate, and friend is invaluable. 

Timestamps:
(1:40) What’s changed for us the past two years
(6:50) Perspective on coaching
(10:16) What keeps players and teams from reaching their potential?
(20:30) Being nice
(27:30) Building up others
(31:40) What we'd go back and change 
(48:20) Being a good teammate
(54:10) Having a winning mindset
(1:05:40) 23rd Hour

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Tarun Sharma is a lawyer, early member of the Conduct Detrimental team, co-host of two podcasts, co-founder of the NIL clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, and so much more.

I loved hearing from Tarun about joining the Conduct Detrimental team, his passion for sports and sports law, relationship building, and a phenomenal success story about finding and developing a community of people passionate about the same thing. 

Timestamps
(1:00) Background
(4:00) Takeaways from working in pro sports
(5:50) Relationship building
(9:22) What creates a fanbase
(10:35) Benefits of social media and online communities
(17:00) Conduct Detrimental
(23:40) Figuring out new social media platforms
(27:16) Benefits of consistency 
(36:10) Importance of storytelling
(38:26) NIL and experiential learning
(46:40) 25th Hour

Where to follow Tarun -
Conduct Detrimental Podcast
Conduct Detrimental Newsletter
LinkedIn
Twitter

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Tarun Sharma is a lawyer, early member of the Conduct Detrimental team, co-host of two podcasts, co-founder of the NIL clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School, and so much more.

I loved hearing from Tarun about joining the Conduct Detrimental team, his passion for sports and sports law, relationship building, and a phenomenal success story about finding and developing a community of people passionate about the same thing. 

Timestamps
(1:00) Background
(4:00) Takeaways from working in pro sports
(5:50) Relationship building
(9:22) What creates a fanbase
(10:35) Benefits of social media and online communities
(17:00) Conduct Detrimental
(23:40) Figuring out new social media platforms
(27:16) Benefits of consistency 
(36:10) Importance of storytelling
(38:26) NIL and experiential learning
(46:40) 25th Hour

Where to follow Tarun -
Conduct Detrimental Podcast
Conduct Detrimental Newsletter
LinkedIn
Twitter

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Arjun Menon is another rising star in the football analytics community. He’s a research and development intern at Pro Football Focus, co-host of the Take the Points podcast, a prominent contributor to football analytics Twitter, an honorable mention at the 2023 Big Data Bowl... and he’s still in college. 

I learned a lot from Arjun during this conversation about the difference between football and other pro sports when it comes to analytics, what the future will look like for publicly available data, the salary cap, and how to build an analytics staff from scratch.

Timestamps

(1:57) Getting into football analytics

(6:05) Exponentially growing reach

(9:07) Football analytics vs other pro sports

(11:35) Blending data with scouting 

(13:55) Future of publicly available data

(18:09) Building a personal brand

(24:15) Future goals

(26:05) Building an analytics staff

(36:27) Salary cap

(42:40) 25th Hour

Where to follow Arjun -
Take The Points podcast
LinkedIn
Twitter

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Arjun Menon is another rising star in the football analytics community. He’s a research and development intern at Pro Football Focus, co-host of the Take the Points podcast, a prominent contributor to football analytics Twitter, an honorable mention at the 2023 Big Data Bowl... and he’s still in college. 

I learned a lot from Arjun during this conversation about the difference between football and other pro sports when it comes to analytics, what the future will look like for publicly available data, the salary cap, and how to build an analytics staff from scratch.

Timestamps

(1:57) Getting into football analytics

(6:05) Exponentially growing reach

(9:07) Football analytics vs other pro sports

(11:35) Blending data with scouting 

(13:55) Future of publicly available data

(18:09) Building a personal brand

(24:15) Future goals

(26:05) Building an analytics staff

(36:27) Salary cap

(42:40) 25th Hour

Where to follow Arjun -
Take The Points podcast
LinkedIn
Twitter

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Tej Seth is a rising star in the football analytics community. He’s the newest data scientist at SumerSports, a prominent contributor to football analytics Twitter, and his group was recognized as an honorable mention at the 2023 Big Data Bowl. 

I learned a lot from Tej during this conversation about how to think about data, what he looks for when watching a game, and the importance of associating your work with a personal brand.

Timestamps

(1:47) Combining analysis & public speaking

(3:30) Importance of personal brand

(5:15) Demonstrating your thought process

(10:20) Grit

(12:00) Entry to coding

(20:30) Consistency and podcasting 

(24:50) What to watch for in a game

(27:00) Stability and misconceptions

(33:20) Self-scouting

(37:30) Educational content

(38:50) Measuring culture

(40:00) 25th Hour

Where to follow Tej -
Take The Points podcast
LinkedIn
Twitter

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Tej Seth is a rising star in the football analytics community. He’s the newest data scientist at SumerSports, a prominent contributor to football analytics Twitter, and his group was recognized as an honorable mention at the 2023 Big Data Bowl. 

I learned a lot from Tej during this conversation about how to think about data, what he looks for when watching a game, and the importance of associating your work with a personal brand.

Timestamps

(1:47) Combining analysis & public speaking

(3:30) Importance of personal brand

(5:15) Demonstrating your thought process

(10:20) Grit

(12:00) Entry to coding

(20:30) Consistency and podcasting 

(24:50) What to watch for in a game

(27:00) Stability and misconceptions

(33:20) Self-scouting

(37:30) Educational content

(38:50) Measuring culture

(40:00) 25th Hour

Where to follow Tej -
Take The Points podcast
LinkedIn
Twitter

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Andrew Petcash is a rising star in the sports business world. A former D1 college basketball player, he’s the founder of Profluence and a thought leader in breaking down the business of athletes and sports.

I learned a lot from Andrew during this conversation about content creation, discipline, consistency, and building a brand from scratch.

Timestamps:

(1:23) How would you describe yourself?

(4:33) Autographs vs quote tweets

(5:52) Supporting each other and sharing wins 

(9:30) Habit tracking

(12:05) Getting past the first valley

(15:23) Taking notes

(18:50) Research

(23:20) Loving what you’re doing 

(26:20) Impact

(27:35) Preparing for big meetings or conversations

(32:20) Accountability and discipline

(35:55) Team mantras 

(38:55) Profluence


Where to follow Andrew - 

The Petcash Pod: https://profluence.com/podcasts/

Profluence Sports Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com/

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Andrew Petcash is a rising star in the sports business world. A former D1 college basketball player, he’s the founder of Profluence and a thought leader in breaking down the business of athletes and sports.

I learned a lot from Andrew during this conversation about content creation, discipline, consistency, and building a brand from scratch.

Timestamps:

(1:23) How would you describe yourself?

(4:33) Autographs vs quote tweets

(5:52) Supporting each other and sharing wins 

(9:30) Habit tracking

(12:05) Getting past the first valley

(15:23) Taking notes

(18:50) Research

(23:20) Loving what you’re doing 

(26:20) Impact

(27:35) Preparing for big meetings or conversations

(32:20) Accountability and discipline

(35:55) Team mantras 

(38:55) Profluence


Where to follow Andrew - 

The Petcash Pod: https://profluence.com/podcasts/

Profluence Sports Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com/

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