{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"16) Dennis Crowley - Founder & Chairman, Stockade FC | Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Foursquare","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100770a31fd81f125b34d7f/61007720d9f77c001213647e.jpg?height=200","description":"Dennis Crowley is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Foursquare, a location based tech company that is used by more than 50 million people monthly across 100 countries. Previously, he founded Dodgeball, one of the first location-based mobile social services (acquired by Google in 2005). In 2015 he founded Kingston Stockade Football Club, a soccer team out of Hudson Valley, NY, that plays in the 4th tier of US Soccer. \n\nJoins us as we discuss his journey from a small-town beginning in Medway, Massachusetts, to becoming one of the tech industry’s star entrepreneurs. And today also, the owner of a semi-professional sports team. Dennis touches on his passion for building things, the state of smaller teams & leagues in US Soccer, and the ongoing promotion/relegation debate. He also shares multiple insights on how to create successful startups, turning “ideas over beers” into realities, managing teams, and a step-by-step tutorial for anyone wanting to start a soccer team. All that and much more! \n\nFollow:\nTwitter @dens \nInstagram dens\n\nSupport: \nhttp://www.stockadefc.com/\n\nRead: \nDennis’ phenomenal blog posts on how to start and manage a soccer team. \n\nPART 1 \n“So, Let’s Build A Professional Soccer Team From Scratch …”\nhttp://bit.ly/2ls3fTV\n\nPART 2 \nEverything You Ever Wanted to Know About Operating a Division 4 Soccer Club (But Were Afraid to Ask)\nhttp://bit.ly/2kAzmiL","author_name":"Sebastian Alvarado"}