David Graff

  • Tom Osborne, two ex-Microsoft execs and an astronaut walk into a bar…

    Today, one of the men delivered the keynote speech at an event hosted by the school named after the other man. And, for the most part, Doug Burgum and Jeff Raikes conducted themselves with the sort of decorum expected of a couple of former high-ranking Microsoft executives. But on Thursday night, Burgum and Raikes more…

  • SXSnippets: Breakfast tacos and blow-up beds for Hudl’s CEO

    4:45 a.m. – Wake up. This is one of those rare trips where I am flying out of Lincoln, so wake up is only 1 hr. 15 min. before my flight. | 7 – 9 a.m. – Layover in Minneapolis. Nothing like heading north before you fly south, but I’ve gotten used to the routine.…

  • CEO Graff shows off Hudl’s expanded digs in MTV Cribs-style video

    Hudl’s crib may not feature a 450-square-foot bed adorned with the Superman logo (a la Shaquile O’Neal’s) or an on-site helicopter pad (like 50 Cent’s). But, rest assured, the Lincoln-based startup’s space has its fair share of creature comforts. Hudl, which makes web-based video and analysis tools for sports coaches, highlights some of those amenities…

  • Hudl hits 5,000 partners in 2011, co-founders reflect on milestone (Video)

    Hudl hit 5,000 paid clients — or “partners,” in Hudlese — for the year late last week, and the Lincoln-based startup is marking the milestone with a new video featuring reflections from its co-founders, David Graff, Brian Kaiser and John Wirtz. Hudl, a web-based video and analysis tool for sports coaches, figured to see sales…

  • PrairieCast Pull Quote: “I have probably 60 (Hudl T-shirts)”

    Last week, our guest on PrairieCast, David Graff of Hudl, spoke about a project the company undertook last year, awarding a pack of special Hudl T-shirts to each of Hudl’s high school clients that won a state title. The shirts, which read “Dominate” on the front and “State champs 2010” on the back, were printed…

  • PrairieCast with David Graff of Hudl (Video)

    Episode 55: The one where we talk football and startups – This week on PrairieCast our guest is David Graff, CEO and co-founder of Hudl, the Lincoln-based sports technology venture that now provides video software to more than one third of all high school sports teams in the US. Graff is one of our most…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. with David Graff of Hudl

    As Hank Williams, Jr. has been known to say, “Are you ready for some startup technology related to football?!” OK, maybe that’s not what ol’ Hank says on Monday Night Football but it’s the topic of today’s PrairieCast as we welcome guest David Graff, CEO of Lincoln-based Hudl today at 2 p.m. CDT. We’ll be…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m. Tuesday with David Graff of Hudl

    As you likely know, it’s officially football season on the Silicon Prairie. So what better time to have the CEO and co-founder of one of the region’s most successful sports-related startups as our guest on PrairieCast? Hudl’s David Graff (left, photo from twitter.com) will join us live on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to fill us…

  • Hudl acquires main competitor DSV, doubling client base (Update)

    Lincoln-based Hudl, a company that has made it a mantra to “dominate,” appears poised to do precisely that in terms of market share, thanks to an acquisition announced today. Hudl, which makes web-based video coaching and analysis tools, purchased Digital Sports Video (DSV), its primary competitor in the high school football market. With the acquisition…

  • With expanded facilities and team, Hudl gears up for the fall

    Usually it’s Hudl that helps coaches win, and not the other way around. But these days, Hudl might be wise to seek the advice of the coaches it’s accustomed to assisting, because the Lincoln-based company, which produces web-based coaching software, may require auxiliary insight on subjects like overseeing a big recruiting class and adapting to…