Winning Championships in Sports and Web3 with Tristan Thompson at KBW2025

Whenever you're building something, trying to do something that can change uh the landscape of a space or do something that's probably never been done before. I think it comes from building a foundation of work ethic and what are you trying to accomplish and what are you trying to improve? So for myself, winning a championship is winning a championship for your legacy, for the city that you play for. And in web 3 building, whether it's a startup, a company, whatever it may be, it's how can you address a problem that you think there's a lack of or it needs fixture or improvement. I mean, what I've learned in the locker room and and my my years playing is that uh hard work's undefeated, right?

It's what you put into the game is what you get out. And I think it's no different being a builder or a founder in this space, right? I think um we all have great ideas. It's who has the work ethic, the drive, the determination, the conviction to see it through because there's going to be bumps in the road, but who actually has a desire and want to succeed and make it to the end and the finish line with Tracy AI. I think the main thing is um you know info, right?

Giving the most information to the fans but using the blockchain, right? I think that the beautiful thing about web 3 crypto is that the blockchain allows you to open up so many different worlds and so much different information all across the globe, right? I think for the way how media is perceived in sports right now and especially in America, it's all based on, you know, ESPN and TNT, which limits you because at the end of the day, humans have personalities that you might like a player, might like certain things. So, you don't cover the full retrospect of everything. You might not give the full truth.

The one thing about AI is that it doesn't give you the truth. There's no hidden agenda. there's no ego, there's no personal vendetta uh with the information. And I think for us in sports and for the fans, they want it as much as possible. And I think using Tracy AI to give you the best experience in terms of as right now from a basketball standpoint, it's the best thing out there.

Yeah, I think uh with AI, I think it's it's another recipe and uh it's it's a help, right? I think it's another asset to help improve the fans engagement, but it's also more to help fans understand more about what we know in the locker room. Give them the information whether it's high level analytics, player strengths and weaknesses that they cannot or not being told while watching TV or on social media. Now, we're giving to the giving you the information that the pros know at the palm of your hands to empower you to let you know more about the game. But at the end of the day, it's all about growing the game of basketball, but growing sports in general.

Because I think as business grow and fans education and information about the sport grow, it just helps business boom.