In this episode, Stephen Dale talks through tech innovation and trends in the sports technology sector with Julian Bewley. Julian is a digital first entrepreneur, founder, and investor, who built and sold a successful gaming tech business to Sportech in 2018, before leaving to become the Chief Revenue Officer at Spond, an award winning Norwegian start-up in the sports technology sector. Julian discusses his passion for grassroots sports, the importance of purpose in the IT industry, the opportunities for tech companies in grassroots sports, and his vision for Spond in the future.

Topics discussed in this episode:

1.46 - Julian’s journey to get into grassroots sports technology

5.08 - Agile mentality in start-up vs scale-up businesses

10.47 - The sheer scale of the gaming industry

16.13 - The infrastructure behind grassroots sports

24.25 - Scaling the Spond community within Tech for Good

31.53 - Start-ups and scale-ups role in the Tech for Good movement

Where to find us:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asm-technologies-limited

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASMTechnologies

Website: https://asmtech.com/

Connect with Stephen Dale: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-dale-b6ba4b2/

Connect with Julian Bewley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianbewley/