#134: Troy Jones - CEO, Co-Founder StatusPRO | Sports Tech and XR Gaming + $20M Google Ventures Raise

StatusPRO recently received $20m in funding including an investment from Google’s venture arm to transform training and gaming in sports. 

StatusPRO is a sports technology company that combines data, XR, and real-life experiences to provide a revolutionary suite of training and gaming products.

Troy Jones is a former D1 quarterback who spent time at the NFLPA and Goldman Sachs before coming up with the StatusPRO idea and building alongside former NFL player Andrew Hawkins. 

Chapters:

(01:20) Troy’s athlete and business background

(07:10) Scaling StatusPro learnings 

(12:10) Getting Lamar Jackson involved 

(14:30) Training vs. Gaming side of StatusPro

(16:50) AR/VR/XR state of the market

(19:55) Trends to watch in sports

(22:50) StatusPRO post-$20m raise 

(26:00) Limiting social media 

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Troy Jones:

StatusPRO: https://www.status.pro/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troy-jones-jr-mba-582b60163/

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Andrew Petcash:

🏠 Website: https://profluence.com

🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/

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