Hey Ballers,

If you read nothing else, know that our May Tourney for 120+ players is in Sydney on May 2 and you can reserve your slot for $5 here: https://lu.ma/qd1cqhk9

In the words of Shai LaBeouf, 
“Don’t let your dreams be dreams, yesterday you said tomorrow, so just do it!” 


Now for more stuff!

The only thing I love more than a mid range jumper is seeing so many of you bond and connect around our shared passions for Bball and startups. Did you know that we have one investor in our community that used Bball to connect with a board chair and the result was a 7 figure deal for one of their startups? Yeah, between boards and elbows, bid-ness happens!

I myself have had three founders connect with me on the court who later became customers of AWS. 🙂 Not why I do this but helps justify the time and effort from a bid-ness perspective!

What has started as a passion project has led to real connection and a desire to help others and we couldn’t be more thrilled to hear the stories of what you’re up to and where we can help. That’s why we do this and why we profile members in this newsletter. It’s the ultimate assist!

OK, enough of the warm fuzzies and on to more bid-ness.


MAY MADNESS TOURNEY: https://lu.ma/qd1cqhk9 

In case you didn’t already click up above and save your slot for a measily $5’r, here’s more sizzle about the steak that is the tourney.

Folks, we are a go for the next tourney and it’s our biggest and baddest one yet! We did a March Madness event in 2024 and a Nov FinTech vs Startups session in Nov and both were 70 and 90 players respectively…May will be 120+.

And we’ll have reversible jerseys (assuming our sponsor asks come through) for all participants that can be used in the future to help eliminate the need for scrimmage bibs and bad “i don’t remember who is on my team” turnovers 😂 

Hats off to the current partners who are already in and committing money to offset the costs of the courts, prizes, and food and drink afterward.

CURRENT PARTNERS:

Thoughtworks – www.thoughtworks.com

AWS Startups - www.aws.amazon.com/startups

Startup Daily – www.startupdaily.net

Zed Law – www.zed.law

Keen to join them? Here’s a peek at what you're getting for your partnership:

Ping AJ Koch at 0420 381 188 or [email protected] to join in the fun and get your bid-ness in front of our community!


As always, below is what you’ll find in this newsletter.

• Info on our upcoming Events + Hoop Runs

• Community Wins + Movement

• SportsTech and Ecosystem Updates

See you all on the court 🏀 soon!

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We’re in two minds. Doncic is a maverick. Lakers was always the stacked team. The Real Madrid of the NBA, although not technically.

But this has been a conversation on two sides around the world - so heres a piece from the New Yorker, with a bit more of a specific stance.