For Teo, Wyatt,
Gabby, Jorge,
Natalie & Bailey.
A wife who has been the rock. A mother who proved the mission was possible. A grandson, son, two nephews, a basketball player, and a student who reminded us why every line of code matters.
And with deep gratitude
Trip M. — for always keeping my sanity.
Dave F. — for being our extended family.
Chris M. — he knows why.
How a Teacher
Built an Empire
It started with a career fair that almost happened. The Panini Senior Bowl. The United States Sports University. An entire sports industry contacted — and three email responses received.
Not three yeses. Not three nos. Three responses of any kind. From an industry that generates billions from the passion of communities who deserve better.
A history teacher who understood how systems are designed. A basketball coach who watched talented kids get nothing back. A founder who went all in on the belief that the sports economy needed to change — and made it legally impossible for that belief to ever be sold.
From Replit to Manus.ai to a VPS installation to ClawdBot to Claude to Perplexity Comet. Tool by tool. Mistake by mistake. The ecosystem was built by someone who wasn't supposed to be able to build it.
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