Harrison Barnes
Professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
What's up everyone? Harrison Barnes here from the Golden State Warriors. I feel truly blessed to have a job I've worked my whole life to obtain (playing professional basketball). I've also always had a genuine interest in Tech, and I'd love to talk to you more about it. Also If I miss your question, tweet me @HBarnes so we can continue the conversation. Let's start!
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Heath W. Black
@heathwblack · Head of Growth, Imzy
What piece of technology has had the greatest impact on you improving your game?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@heathwblack the catapult sensors along with the heart rate monitors. They really help me monitor my workload so I know when my body has reached it's peak each day.
Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Harrison! If you weren't playing basketball, what career would you pursue?
P.S. @jordancrook gets all the credit for this LIVE Chat. It happened because of this interview on TC.
Jourdan Bul-lalayao
@jourdanb21 · Co-Founder & CTO, Jobox
Hey Harrison!
Congratulations on winning the NBA championship. I've been Phoenix Suns fan forever so naturally I'm supposed to dislike the Warriors... but you guys deserve everything you've won last year haha!
This question is intentionally vague as I'd love for you to answer based on your interpretation of the question!
If you had only one tip to share to the world on how people can achieve their goals, what is your absolute #1 tip?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@jourdanb21 believe in yourself no matter what. When you have a dream there's only one person who can achieve it - you! Make it happen with your effort, determination and focus. When you combine all of that, things will start to fall into place :)
Jamie Y
@jammyan
@hbarnes HB! Been a loyal fan of the Warriors for almost a decade now, very happy to see how well my hometeam is doing. What about tech do you find yourself learning more and more about?
In terms of tech + sports, wearables are becoming more and more popular. How do you think sports as an industry will change with wearables becoming more popular?
Congrats on winning the championship and currently undefeated 11-0!
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@jammyan I've been learning a lot about the markets. Spending time with VCs has let me see the other side of the tech world (previously spent a lot of time with developers). Wearables are definitely on the rise. Individually and as a team, we are always looking for new tools to give us better feedback and data.
Emily Hodgins
@ems_hodge · Community and Marketing, Product Hunt
@hbarnes Thanks for being here today 🙌 During your career to date, what has been your a) most challenging moment and how did you overcome it? b) proudest moment and why? c) most surprising moment?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@ems_hodge a) either the start to my freshmen year or not playing to the level I wanted to my second year in the NBA. Both of those were difficult, but at the same time I had to dedicate myself to the gym and improving to get out of those slumps. Proudest moment was standing there in Cleveland with my teammates being crowned champions! We had all worked our whole lives to achieve that and it was so surreal to finally get there. Most surprising was how loud it was at Oracle for the first playoff game my rookie year against Denver. The crowd, to this day, was one of the loudest arenas I've ever been in.
Adam Martin
@tadammartin · Designer/Founder, Makers of Sport
Hi @hbarnes, that's awesome you have an interest in tech. We've seen high-profile athletes such as Michael Jordan, Shaq, Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash investing in companies, but are you hearing much chatter from teammates, former teammates, coaches or others involved in the sport that may surprise us in regards to paying detailed attention to the tech startup scene or investing from an angel investment perspective? And if so, are they typically sports-related companies they look for?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@tadammartin Andre is one of the most dialed in guys I know in the tech scene. Andrew Bogut is starting to get into the scene a little bit and Jermaine O'Neal has done some investing. Most guys invest in companies that they use and love, but aren't scared to step outside the box.
Adam Martin
@tadammartin · Designer/Founder, Makers of Sport
@hbarnes That's great to hear. Glad to know some of these guys are looking at diversifying investments and supporting tech companies they believe in.
Andrew Ettinger
@andrewett · Product Marketing, Twitter (ex-PH)
Man this is awesome. I'm a huge fan. Was out at Product Hunt HQ last week and @bentossell and I got to see y'all play vs. Detroit (https://twitter.com/AndrewMEttin...).
1) What's on your phone's home screen?
2) Have any apps/products noticeably helped your basketball game?
3) Which apps/products have most made life on the road easier?
4) Favorite product discovery via Product Hunt?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@andrewmettinger 1) the background on my home screen is a picture of my mom and sister 2) Omegawave, Lark, and Sleep Cycle 3) Yodel, Clash of Clans, Pineapple (card game) 4) Postmates
Mike Coutermarsh
@mscccc · Code @ Product Hunt
Hi Harrison! What app are you using the most these days?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@mscccc Pocket. I'm a big reader and I'm always on the run so it's great for me because I get to store all my articles in one place and just run right through them when I have time.
Nate Weiner
@nateweiner
@hbarnes Amazing to hear! The Pocket team are big fans. We're actually all going to the game together this Friday. Go Warriors!
Hash_tag_jeff
@jeffumbro · Book Marketing and PR - get in touch
How have you been using social media to advance your basketball career? Also thoughts on the Celtics this season?
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Harrison Barnes
@hbarnes
@jeffumbro The biggest way I use social is to connect with people instead of trying to sell something. The relationship I've been able to build with fans has been great and I hope to continue that. Celtics play hard! They will find their stride and I wouldn't be surprised if they made the playoffs.