On this episode of Mission Critical, Lance Chung speaks with Meghan Chayka, co-founder of Stathletes, about the rise of sports analytics, the future of AI in hockey, and what it means to build a category-defining company in a rapidly changing industry.

Chayka explains how Stathletes grew from a startup focused on hockey data into a major sports technology company powering teams, leagues, media, and betting platforms. She also shares her hot takes on AI, why most people underestimate how hard tech is to operationalize, and why the next chapter of sports may be shaped as much by emotion and storytelling as by data.

From women’s sports and fan culture to scaling a Canadian tech business without chasing an exit, this is a candid conversation about innovation, resilience, and building what comes next.

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