In many ways this is where it all started... IndoorHoops, thanks for opening up NYC to basketball, fostering a great community, and helping us secure a home court for 14 years and running! Daniel Aboul-Hassan, thanks for bringing a big part of our story to life!
“Playing here for 14 years” ??♂? Episode 16: Alexander Morel (Co-Founder, ANDIEM) ???? ---------- I met up with Alex at PS 47 in lower Manhattan. He’s organized a basketball run there every Sunday for the last 14 years. It started as a weekly run with friends, but has evolved into a community that sparked the idea for Andiem Here’s how ?? Week after week, many of his friends would twist their ankles during the run… And it happened to Alex at the worst time. Alex was a consultant and traveled a lot for work ?? But his severe ankle sprain made things difficult, like going to the airport & flying. From this lived experience, he realized many people stop playing basketball because they can’t afford to get hurt. So he built Andiem—which is on a mission to create an injury-free future for sports. He and his co-founder Ezra Smyser are starting with basketball because they love the sport. In fact, they met 17 years ago playing pickup basketball together in college. ---------- Alex talked more about how Dave Hopla inspired his basketball journey ?? And he emphasized how basketball is a great way to get to know people. You only need 5 minutes of gametime to understand their values. ---------- Andiem recently released its first product, The Pivot 1.0. It is a basketball shoe designed to prevent ankle injuries. Alex wants to get feedback and have as many people try it out… If you want to be one of those people, then reach out to Alex. He’ll pull up to your basketball run on a Citi Bike with a bag full of kicks ?? Do you play without fear of injury? ?? ---------- Regular Hoops ?? filmed, edited, and produced this video. To learn more about the “Do You Still Hoop?” series, check out this LinkedIn post from the host, Daniel Aboul-Hassan ?? https://lnkd.in/g5vNxuvc