Chris Koch

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The TV Is No Longer a TV

Chris Koch

Between 2008 and 2013, 5 million (or 5%) of US cable subscribers cut the cord, with 1.3% brandishing the scissors in 2013 alone, according to Toronto-based Convergence Consulting Group. When I told my wife and daughter we were trendsetters, they rolled their eyes and said I was just being cheap (again).

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What Pisses off the Man Who is the Face of 3D Printing

Chris Koch

In 2013, the company launched a program called MakerBot Academy, in which teachers can request a 3D printer for their classrooms through DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding site for educators. NYC Resistor is now housed in space upstairs from MakerBot’s Brooklyn factory. Bringing Playfulness to Schools.

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How Manchester United Revolutionized Sports Marketing

Chris Koch

hours a week playing fantasy sports in 2013, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. There’s real money in fantasy sports, which has grown into a billion-dollar industry. More than 36 million people from the U.S. and Canada spent an average of 8.7

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Sports Analogies Suck, Right?

Chris Koch

million in 2013 ) puts pressure on teams to increase revenues at the same pace or risk becoming less competitive. See if you agree about this post that I worked on with my colleague Rob O’Regan: “Professional sports teams have two problems that most businesses will recognize. to a record of $3.39

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