The Baltimore Ravens Innovation Challenge at Light City is a startup company competition hosted by the team that will take place at the Labs@LightCity festival on April 6. The competition features six finalist startup companies that will present live pitches in front of a panel of judges and a live audience. The panel of judges […]
You might have seen him explaining the science behind Bose headphones to J.J. Watt. Or maybe playing, and beating a room full of opponents at multiple games of chess. Or maybe you saw him last season protecting Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco from oncoming defenders. This season, John Urschel, has been vaulted from relative anonymity […]
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was in the giving spirit this Christmas season as he gifted each of his offensive linemen an Oculus Rift/Alienware virtual reality package. Back-up guard/center John Urschel tweeted a photo of the gift last week, which between the headset and gaming processor retails for a few thousand dollars. Santa Flacco always […]
Sports is an important vertical for Tagboard, a social search and display platform company, but at only 10 to 15 percent of its revenue, it doesn’t pay the bills like other areas do. Even so, according to Chief Executive Officer, Josh Decker, sports has helped spark dozens of conversations as executives from other industries witness […]
Former University of Oklahoma standout and ex NFL wide receiver Mark Clayton retired from professional football in 2011 after a seven-year career with the St. Louis Rams and Baltimore Ravens. Like other retired athletes, the 34-year-old Clayton has turned to entrepreneurship during his post-career life. Clayton is currently running a startup company called LIVV, which […]
