#27: Ben Reynolds – CEO, Co-Founder Spalk
In 2021, Ben Reynolds and Spalk raised a $3M Series A round which included several notable athlete investors and was headed by Greg Norman’s venture arm. Spalk has developed a unique commentary software that allows you to listen to alternative sportscasters with options in over 32 different languages. A native of New Zealand, it was…
In 2021, Ben Reynolds and Spalk raised a $3M Series A round which included several notable athlete investors and was headed by Greg Norman’s venture arm.
Spalk has developed a unique commentary software that allows you to listen to alternative sportscasters with options in over 32 different languages.
A native of New Zealand, it was fun to talk with Ben about turning a side project into a full-time business, scaling globally, and a bunch of other insightful topics around entrepreneurship, the future of sports, and Spalk.
Chapters:
(01:00) Global expansion of sports (and Netflix’s impact)
(03:15) Where the idea for Spalk stemmed from
(06:25) Scaling a company globally
(13:40) Differences in sports leagues around the world
(15:45) Artificial Intelligence’s influence
(22:00) Challenges + learnings of building a company
(24:00) Importance of athlete investors
(28:45) Spalk’s ultimate vision + sports trends to watch