#15: David Anderson - CEO, Co-Founder BreakAway Data | Athlete biometric data | 6 year NFL journey | How data is impacting sports | Building a sports data company | NFTs x data algorithms

After playing in the NFL for 6 years and working in sports for nearly a decade, David Anderson decided to start his own venture, BreakAway Data. BreakAway Data is a venture-backed data analytics platform with major deals across athletics including the NFLPA, UCLA, and other high-level sports properties. They were named to SBJ’s 10 most innovative companies to watch. Chapters: (01:15) What is biometric data and how is it used? (03:05) Playing in the NFL for 6 years and the rise of data analytics (06:45) How athletes monetize their data + where it’s going (11:20) Overview of BreakAway Data (14:30) CBAs and their data approaches (NFLPA vs MLBPA vs NBAPA) (17:20) How college sports and NIL tie into data (22:15) Is it possible to collect too much performance data? (25:00) Intersection of gambling and sports biometrics (28:45) Habits that both elite athletes and entrepreneurs possess (33:50) David Anderson + BreakAway Data’s future initiatives . David Anderson links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidAnderson89 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidanderson89/ Website: https://www.breakawaydata.com/ . Andrew Petcash links: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com ✉️ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com 🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrewpetcash 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/ . Thanks for listening!