Alex Bente: The Sports Tech Investor

Alex Bente, former competitive tennis player, co-founder of leAD Sports (the world’s leading sports tech investment platform), and Principle of ADvantage Sports Tech Fund joins Michael on the podcast today.

“My great-grandfather was the founder of adidas. He was mostly just super-focused on innovation in sports and that looked very much different 100 years ago than it does today.” - Alex Bente

They discussed Alex’s life growing up in Switzerland, life and business lessons from the game of tennis, his legendary great-grandfather who founded adidas, and his hugely impressive career in business and investing.

Alex is a hilarious, serious, and successful man. His down-to-earth and extremely hard-working attitude shines through in everything he does, which is impressive for someone who came from such a successful family. He has never taken that privilege for granted, and he’s built an incredible legacy in his own right.

In this episode Michael and Alex talked about:

• What betting on yourself means to him
• His childhood growing up in Switzerland
• The legacy of his famous great-grandfather
• Business and life lessons from tennis
• Developing character through sports
• Why business is about being good and fair to others 
• Overcoming the expectations placed on him
• The downsides of coming from a famous family
• The impact of COVID on sports tech investing
• The future of sports technology and investing
• The danger of overanalyzing opportunities in life
• The advice he’d give his sixteen-year-old self
• And a lot more!

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Resources:

• Alex Bente on LinkedIn
• Michael Redd on Instagram