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“Imagine if Silicon Valley created a football franchise. The owner/CEO would be barely more than 30, and he would talk a lot about learning to embrace failure. The president would be a veteran of Facebook, Yahoo, and YouTube. The coach would be interested in what analytics could tell him about his two-minute offense. The COO would be finding ways to harness the power of Big Data when negotiating contracts. And, of course, the team would play in a brand-new, solar-powered football palace with Wi-Fi robust enough to make folks in the Googleplex jealous -- enabling fans to use a mind-blowing mobile app that might just redefine the live sports experience.
Welcome to the San Francisco 49ers, startup edition. With a history dating back to 1946 and a glorious past that includes five Super Bowl victories, the Niners are one of the National Football League's most venerable franchises. But under the leadership of owner Jed York, 32, the team has undergone a complete reboot over the past few years. “
Artist rendering of Levi's stadium the home of the 49ers starting later this year, with all kinds of new technologies described in article
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