#41: Tinus Le Roux - CEO, Co-Founder CrowdIQ | Psychology of Fandom | AI & Large Language Models in Sports | From Cool Tech Product to Monetizable Asset | Privacy & Data Ethics | Understanding Crowds

CrowdIQ has signed deals with over 25% of the NFL for its state-of-the-art computer vision to provide actionable insights on the composition and behavior of crowds. FanCam was the initial product that led to the venture-backed CrowdIQ that is on the market today.  A fascinating conversation with Tinus Le Roux on his entrepreneurial journey, building a globally adopted sports tech product, and where AI is taking us.  Chapters: (01:00) Optimizing yourself as an entrepreneur (05:00) Journey to building CrowdIQ (08:30) From South Africa to the US (11:30) Psychology of fandom  (16:55) AI and LLM’s impact on sports (21:55) Privacy and ethics with data (24:15) Trends for in-person sports events (27:50) Optimizing internal business processes . Tinus Le Roux links: Website: https://crowdiq.ai/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinusleroux/ . Andrew Petcash links: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com ✉️ Newsletter: https://www.petcashpost.com 🎙 Podcast: https://profluence.com/podcasts/ 🐣 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!