For many sports fans or fantasy sports players, the basic array of readily-available statistics just isn't good enough.

That's the idea behind OnPoint Sports, a young startup that is delivering real-time sports data to its users. The company, co-founded my McMaster graduates Elisha Ferrara, Vitaliy Kondratiev, and Tyler Lyn, works out of Kitchener as part of the Communitech Hub, and developed an app that they knew would satisfy the appetites of sports fans.

Episode 15: OnPoint Sports - Mac grads create incredible sports stats app

Two McMaster graduates are behind a fresh startup that is looking to help users wake up and get informed on current events, all in less than two minutes. 

The company, called The Gist, emails users each morning with a casually-written summary of the day's stories, each provided in 100-word snippets. 

Listen to the journey of the company, it's co-founders, and where they think The Gist will go in the near future.

Episode 16: Mac grads give The Gist of the day's news

Krishna Nadella has done plenty of things since graduating from McMaster all those years ago. 

He was at Citi when the 2008 financial crisis hit. He worked at Moody's. Now he is working for one of the planet's most successful entrepreneurs at Bloomberg LP. 

However, Nadella is an entrepreneur himself. He launched a TV show in the New York area called State of Mind. In it, he speaks with experts on education, a passion of his. 

Nadella joined Tyler Welch on Spectrum radio to talk about finance, working for Michael Bloomberg, post-secondary education, and leadership. 

Episode 17: Krisha Nadella - Mac grad, finance vet, entrepreneur

Josh, the CEO of GoWrench joined us on the show to talk about how his company came to be and how they plan on changing the world of vehicle repair. 

Episode 18: Hamilton Mechanic Startup GoWrench Auto

David Kemper of Hacking Health Hamilton joins us on the airwaves. We talk about the organization, Hamilton's growing health tech sector, and why it's so important for sciencey folk to spend time with techy folk.

David also tells us about HHH's upcoming hackathon. 

Episode 19: Hacking Health Hamilton

CareKit Health co-founders Leo Godreault and Giancarlo De Lio joined guest host Ingie Metwally on Spectrum Radio. 

These two launched a mobile health care solution that was recently acquired in a $2 million deal with Moseda Technologies. 

Listen to them tell their story and get excited about their future. 

Episode 20: CareKit Health on their $2M acquisition

Krishna Nadella has done plenty of things since graduating from McMaster all those years ago.

He was at Citi when the 2008 financial crisis hit. He worked at Moody's. Now he is working for one of the planet's most successful entrepreneurs at Bloomberg LP.

However, Nadella is an entrepreneur himself. He launched a TV show in the New York area called State of Mind. In it, he speaks with experts on education, a passion of his.

Nadella joined Tyler Welch on Spectrum radio to talk about the second season of STATE OF MIND, entrepreneurship, and the future. 

Episode 20: Krishna Nadella on STATE ON MIND, and what's next

Spectrum Radio is a show focusing on entrepreneurship at McMaster University, throughout Hamilton and across the world. 
Each week we bring you startup news, events, advice, and a feature interview with a budding or already successful entrepreneur.

Episode 16: Mac grads give The Gist of the day's news

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