Jeffrey Ma — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Currently Chief Digital Officer, Head of Troon Digital at Troon (since 2023).
Founded four companies: GolfSpan (sold to Demand Media), CircleLending (sold to Virgin), Citizen Sports (sold to Yahoo), and tenXer (sold to Twitter).
Authored the business bestselling book, "The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big in Business."
Hosts the Bet the Process podcast (since 2016).
Member of the MIT Blackjack Team, inspiring the book "Bringing Down the House" and the movie "21."
Served as VP of Data Science and Analytics at Twitter and VP of Microsoft for Startups.
Venture Advisor at Spider Capital (since 2023).

Biography

Jeffrey Ma is recognized for his involvement with the infamous MIT Blackjack Team, where he developed a card-counting method using math, talent, and teamwork. His experiences with the team served as the inspiration for the best-selling book "Bringing Down the House" and the hit movie "21."

An accomplished entrepreneur, Ma has founded four companies: GolfSpan, which was sold to Demand Media; CircleLending, sold to Virgin; Citizen Sports, acquired by Yahoo; and tenXer, which was sold to Twitter.