Walter Thompson

NFL analyst and podcast host

New York City, USA

About Walter

Walter Thompson is an American sports analyst and podcast host. He is best known for his work as a NFL analyst for ESPN. Thompson has also worked as a radio host and has appeared on various TV shows. He is a graduate of the University of Texas and has a degree in journalism. Thompson is known for his outspoken and opinionated personality. He has been involved in various charity work and has been recognized for his contributions to the sports media industry.

Associated Podcasts

Fund/Build/Scale

Host

Schopp and Bulldog

Host

Connect

Recent Appearances

Before There Is Proof: Build a Startup Story That Shows You Can Execute

Fund/Build/Scale•May 6, 2026•16:55•host

How to Hire Your First Offshore Team Without Screwing It Up

Fund/Build/Scale•Apr 28, 2026•31:31•host

Walter Thompson

About Walter

Associated Podcasts

Fund/Build/Scale

Schopp and Bulldog

Connect

Recent Appearances

Before There Is Proof: Build a Startup Story That Shows You Can Execute

How to Hire Your First Offshore Team Without Screwing It Up

Key Topics

How Technical Founders Win the First 5 Minutes With Investors

Don’t Wait for the IPO: How Tech Employees Actually Get Liquid

Turning Utility Into Habit: Beyond Basic Gamification

Hour Two- WR's Bills need to go after in the Draft

The Day You Raise Money Is the Day You Stop Focusing on Technology

Selling Unproven AI to Skeptical Enterprise Buyers

From Seed to Growth: What African Founders Need to Know

What Investors Actually Look For in the First 18 Months

Is the Defensible Moat a Myth in AI?

Building Against Giants: Turning Insider Expertise into a Startup Advantage

From Scarcity to Scale: Building Startups in Latin America’s Earliest Stages

Why Black Startup Founders Have to Play a Different Game

Building an Enterprise AI Startup from Day Zero

Building in Layers: The Compound Startup Playbook

How to Build in a Market That Won’t Let You In

How to Prove You’re Building a Venture-Scale Company

The "Marionette Threat" of Generative AI with All Tech is Human’s David Polgar

Cyan Banister & Cristian Cibils Bernardes: Early Signals, Founder-Investor Fit, and Trustworthy Consumer AI