EPISODE · Aug 13, 2020 · 54 MIN
Tiffany Kelly Curastory
from Founders Unfound
OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:VertueLaba nonprofit fighting climate change by providing funding and holistic entrepreneurial support to cleantech startups.This September their annual summit, Fuel 2020, is going digital.At Fuel 2020 you'll connect with future-focused entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and more.Founders Unfound listeners: Use the code FOUNDERSFRIEND for 20% off your ticket.Learn more at 2020fuel.org BLCK VCConnect up at blackvc.com or follow @BLCKVC for more about their programs and events.In this episode Tiffany and Dan discussed:Her passion and connection to sports and dataBeing one of only five to present to thousands at an MIT hack-a-thonHer journey through working at ESPNHow an NCAA new rule changed everything for her startupGetting fuel from being underestimatedEpisode Shout Outs:WefunderIndie HackersMVP Institute [Travis Brodeen]Y Combinator Startup SchoolTiffany Kelly loves sports. And she’s a rock star data scientist. She combined these into a dream job with ESPN. She got to dig deep into the sports analytics and data that preoccupy teams, fans, and fantasy devotees alike. She even invented a new stat! It was while at ESPN, however, that Tiffany saw firsthand how brand and media power were shifting with digital and social. Athletes were emerging as personalities with their own platforms and fan followings. But she saw a hole…video. It’s still too darn hard!! So she quit her job and launched her startup. Tiffany is the founder and CEO of Curastory, a company that makes it easy to get started in video. They allow creators to upload, edit, find a sponsor, and distribute video with one click to their social channels, all 100% free. Curastory is launching with a target market where they have recent national approval and first-mover advantage – professional and NCAA student-athletes.And Tiffany is fresh off raising her six-figure preseed fundraise using crowdfunding!MORE on TIFFANY AND CURASTORYTIFFANY:@tiffmkell [TW]@tiffmkell [IG]https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffmkell/CURASTORY:@CurastoryUS [TW]@Curastory [IG]https://www.linkedin.com/company/curastory/https://wefunder.com/fundcurastoryFollow Founders Unfound : Like and share - help us grow!PODCAST TRANSCRIPT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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OUR SPONSORS FOR THIS EPISODE:VertueLaba nonprofit fighting climate change by providing funding and holistic entrepreneurial support to cleantech startups.This September their annual summit, Fuel 2020, is going digital.At Fuel 2020 you'll connect with future-focused entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and more.Founders Unfound listeners: Use the code FOUNDERSFRIEND for 20% off your ticket.Learn more at 2020fuel.org BLCK VCConnect up at blackvc.com or follow @BLCKVC for more about their programs and events.In this episode Tiffany and Dan discussed:Her passion and connection to sports and dataBeing one of only five to present to thousands at an MIT hack-a-thonHer journey through working at ESPNHow an NCAA new rule changed everything for her startupGetting fuel from being underestimatedEpisode Shout Outs:WefunderIndie HackersMVP Institute [Travis Brodeen]Y Combinator Startup SchoolTiffany Kelly loves sports. And she’s a rock star data scientist. She combined these into a dream job with ESPN. She got to dig deep into the sports analytics and data that preoccupy teams, fans, and fantasy devotees alike. She even invented a new stat! It was while at ESPN, however, that Tiffany saw firsthand how brand and media power were shifting with digital and social. Athletes were emerging as personalities with their own platforms and fan followings. But she saw a hole…video. It’s still too darn hard!! So she quit her job and launched her startup. Tiffany is the founder and CEO of Curastory, a company that makes it easy to get started in video. They allow creators to upload, edit, find a sponsor, and distribute video with one click to their social channels, all 100% free. Curastory is launching with a target market where they have recent national approval and first-mover advantage – professional and NCAA student-athletes.And Tiffany is fresh off raising her six-figure preseed fundraise using crowdfunding!MORE on TIFFANY AND CURASTORYTIFFANY:@tiffmkell [TW]@tiffmkell [IG]https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffmkell/CURASTORY:@CurastoryUS [TW]@Curastory [IG]https://www.linkedin.com/company/curastory/https://wefunder.com/fundcurastoryFollow Founders Unfound : Like and share - help us grow!PODCAST TRANSCRIPT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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