Listen "Giels Brouwer - Scisports & BallJames, now Unknown Group CTO ⚽"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Jurgen is joined by Giels Brouwer - Founder of leading sport performance analytics scaleups, SciSports and BallJames. These scaleups pioneered a data-driven approach to scouting football players, which was adopted by the world’s leading football clubs such as Olympique Lyon, Leeds United and Ajax. In recent years, SciSports have built a fully-automated solution that quantifies the quality, potential and value of every professional football player in the world. Furthermore, towards the end of the episode, Giels announces his new role - CTO of Unknown Group and discusses with Jurgen his ambitions of building a global scouting machinery to power the Unknown Venture Engine.
Want to learn more about the Unknown Venture Engine and discover how it can unlock your ventures potential? Visit unknowngroup.com/how
Want to learn more about the Unknown Venture Engine and discover how it can unlock your ventures potential? Visit unknowngroup.com/how
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