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Meet RAVEN: The AI Layer On Top of ImpactCap
Ghost Wolves ingests. Sentry watches. Windfury ranks. Now RAVEN reasons across all of it — so you can ask questions in plain language and get grounded, decision-ready answers.
July 28, 2026
Scott Krotee
Finding the Actions That Actually Drive Impact
How Offensive Possession Value and Defensive Disruption Can Reveal True Player Impact
July 1, 2026
Scott Krotee
From the Trenches: The Misconception About AI and Software Development
Why the future of sports technology won't be won by who can generate code, but by who can turn ambiguity into products that improve decisions.
June 26, 2026
Scott Krotee
From 112 Firstbeat Metrics to the 38 That Actually Matter (and the 10 That Matter Most) — Ice Hockey Edition
Wearables and GPS platforms like Firstbeat are incredible at capturing everything — and that's the problem. We reduced 112 metrics to the 38 that correlate with on-ice performance, then isolated the 10 that carry most of the predictive signal.
February 16, 2026
Scott Krotee
Industry Takeaways at the Intersection of Sport, Data, and Business Innovation
Data collection in soccer is scaling rapidly. Decision-making is not keeping pace. This year's United Soccer Coaches Convention revealed a widening gap between the volume of data teams collect and their ability to translate it into clarity. The next phase of competitive advantage will not come from more inputs, but from understanding what actually matters.
January 19, 2026
Scott Krotee
What a Year of NIL Data Taught Us About the Market
Over the past year, deal velocity increased, headlines multiplied, and budgets expanded—but clarity did not. With 9,000+ player-level NIL observations, we learned what actually drives value in the NIL market.
January 17, 2026
Scott Krotee
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