Two months ago I stood on a stage in Prague in front of people from 100+ countries and talked about sport at a time when we are all glued to screens.

I still think about it, and three things I am taking away:

1. Our problem is not a Czech problem. After the session, Dr Saraf Aboobacker described exactly the same situation in India that we see in Brno: the venues exist, but nobody knows about them. Half the world is dealing with the same thing.
2. The phone is not the enemy. Our whole section was called “Navigating the Age of Screens”, and the best projects there did one thing: they did not use the app to keep you in it, but to get you outside. That is exactly what Sportera Team is about.
3. Nothing replaces the offline experience. We can have the best technology, but the feeling when you score and high-five a teammate on a real court simply cannot be digitized. And that is a good thing.

Two years ago we were three guys who wanted to play basketball and had nowhere to do it. Now we talk about it at a world congress. Sometimes I have to remind myself of that.

Thank you, Martin Chlumsky, for opening the door for us.

If you were at TAFISA too, get in touch. I would be glad to follow up.