Transcript
Introduction
Patrick
Today's episode is a special one in a format that may turn into a series. It is a conversation between Ravi Gupta and Shane Battier. Ravi is a partner at Sequoia, one of our most popular past guests and a good friend. Shane is Ravi's friend and one of the most successful basketball players ever, having won championships and awards at the high school, college and NBA levels.
I spent 10 years as a purely quantitative investor. So naturally, I was obsessed with data in sports. When I was meeting with prospective investors, Michael Lewis' book Moneyball, which chronicled the data analytics revolution in baseball, was my go-to analogy to explain what I did. Moneyball, but for investing, I used that line for years. I've learned firsthand that it's wise to follow your curiosity no matter how strange or different it may be. The podcast is just my curiosity tour. And years ago, it led me to Sam Hinkie who as himself on the Mount Rushmore of analytics in sports. Sam introduced me to Ravi.