Exciting news out of Australia with Perth Heat becoming the first major league sports organization to adopt the bitcoin standard. Partnering with OpenNode, the team will pay players and staff in bitcoin, accept cryptocurrency for payments, and hold bitcoin on its balance sheet. This is a fascinating, can't miss conversation with Perth Heat CEO Steven Nelkovski and Chief Bitcoin Officer Patrick O'Sullivan.

You won’t want to miss this episode of The Delly Podcast with Jason Calacanis. Having invested in start-ups like Uber, Thumbtack, RobinHood and Calm, he now shares his dealflow via thesyndicate.com, runs the successful podcast This Week in Startups and heads up the Launch accelerator. He discusses the flywheel effect of these ventures on his investment opportunities and much more.

StarStock Inc. is a marketplace for sports fans and card hobbyists to buy, sell, and invest in their favorite athletes. I liked the concept so much I became an investor. Check out my conversation with StarStock’s Co-Founder and CEO, Scott Greenberg, it’s a good one! (Especially the bit where he calls me an NFL expert)

On episode 13 of The Delly Podcast I interview Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square and author of The Innovation Stack. It's an inspiring look at his dedication to innovation, solving problems and being a successful entrepreneur.

On episode 12 of The Delly Podcast, it’s an interview role reversal with David Locke, the radio voice of the Utah Jazz and creator of the Locked on Podcast Network. We discuss the challenges of landing his first radio gig out of college, what it’s like to call the in-game play by play from outside the bubble and much more.

On episode 11 of The Delly Podcast, Spencer Dinwiddie shares his thoughts on the Steve Nash hire, how he got into bitcoin and cryptocurrency and how he balances being the Founder of a start -up called Calaxy with playing for the Brooklyn Nets.

On this episode of The Delly Podcast, SeattleStorm rookie stand out EziMagbegor joins me for a discussion on her transition to the WNBA, representing Australia and taking silver with the Opals in the 2018 World Cup, balancing studying for a degree in Psychology with the being a professional basketball player and much more.

On this episode of The Delly Podcast, Matteo Franceschetti, the Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, joins me for a discussion all about sleep. Zzzzzzz – just kidding, it’s really interesting!  

Special crossover episode with Anthony Pompliano of The Pomp Podcast. Pomp is co-founder and Partner at Morgan Creek Digital who delivers straightforward, insightful content on investing in the world of business and finance. We had a lot of fun catching up, talking bitcoin, basketball, investing and more. Be sure to subscribe to The Pomp Podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

A fascinating conversation with Founder Josh Clemente on metabolic awareness, and how his company Levels is providing the first means of accessing your metabolic data to see the effects of diet and lifestyle decisions in real time. I use Levels everyday and love it so much that I’m now an investor, too!

Inspirational, competitive, and one of my closest mates, I met Coach Rick Croy when he was an assistant at my alma mater, St. Mary's of California. As the Head Coach for California Baptist University's Men's Basketball Team since 2013, Coach Croy guided the Lancers to 5 straight NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament before transitioning to DI for the '18-'19 season. We discuss why it’s important to keep score, how to build and develop competitiveness, stealing a page from Coach Harbaugh's playbook and much more.

My guest on Episode 5 of The Delly Podcast is a bit of a mentor of mine in the start up world and just a really smart and interesting guy. Nick Crocker went from being a founder whose company was acquired to now supercharging some of Australia and New Zealand’s most ambitious founders as a General Partner at Blackbird Ventures. He shares about his journey in the start-up world, his passion for entrepreneurship and much more.  

Ah, the good old days – taking it back to my college hoops days with my guest, Coach Randy Bennett. I had the pleasure of catching up with Coach Bennett, the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at St. Mary’s College of California, talking all things St. Mary’s Hoops. It was great to reminisce, I’m proud to be a Gael!

University Settlement does some really important work in Cleveland’s Broadway Slavic Village, offering youth programming and wrap around services that focus on keeping families together. My wife, Anna, and I worked with them last year on building out a Book Club and Vision Day and I caught up with Executive Director Earl Pike to highlight their impact in the community.

My guest for Episode 2 of The Delly Podcast and I share a love of books. Judy Payne, the Co-Founder and ED of The Cleveland Kids’ Book Bank, reveals that 2 out of 3 low-income kids in the Cleveland Community don't own a single book. Her and her staff are changing that. The stories Judy shares on the positive impact she’s seen books make in the lives of children are some I won’t soon forget. Cleveland is for Readers!

Who better to kick off The Delly Podcast with than my best mate and the GM of Logan Basketball, Mitchell Young! Tune in as we talk about our best memories together at the AIS and Saint Mary's, his journey back to where it all began and more.

Welcome to The Delly Podcast. I'm Matthew Dellavedova, a 7 year NBA veteran 2016 NBA champion with the Cavs and a 2x Olympian with the Australian Boomers.  On The Delly Podcast I'll be talking to interesting people across sports & entertainment, health & fitness, start-up and venture capital industries.  We’ll discuss everything from personal journeys, self-improvement & drive, pivotal career moments and much more. I've got some great guests lined up and can’t wait to share our conversations. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!